Ushake Ravi v. The State Of Telangana ( Revenue Department),

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTI CE SANJAY KUMAR WRI T PETI TI ON Nos.10800, 10838 & 10876 OF 2019 COMMON ORDER:

The grievance of the petitioners in these three cases is identical. All of them assail the action of the authorities in retaining the amounts paid by them towards regularization of their occupation of the properties, mentioned in their writ prayers, under the provisions of G.O.Ms.No.59, Revenue (Assn.I) Department, dated 30.12.2014, though their applications have already been rejected.

This Court had an occasion to consider a similar complaint in Writ Petition No.5766 of 2019 which was disposed of vide order dated 20.3.2019. A copy of the said order is placed on record.

For reasons alike as were mentioned in the aforestated order dated 20.3.2019 passed in Writ Petition No.5766 of 2019 and in terms thereof, these Writ Petitions are disposed of directing the District Collector, Hyderabad District, to forthwith refund the sums paid by the petitioners towards regularization, which now have to be refunded in the light of the rejection of their regularization applications. In the event the amounts are not refunded to the petitioners within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, be it from whatever source, the amount shall carry interest @ 12% p.a. and the said interest amount shall be borne by the District Collector, Hyderabad District, personally. Pending miscellaneous petitions in all these Writ Petitions, if any, shall stand closed. No order as to costs.

----------------------- SANJAY KUMAR, J.

Dt: 06.6.2019 Kvsn