Doma Srikrishna Reddy And Another v. The State Of Telangana And 3 Others

Date : 19.11.2019 Between:

Doma Srikrishna Reddy and another s/o Doma Harikishan Reddy Age 73 years Occu Retired Govt employee R/o Flat No 202 Milano Residency Adarshnagar Hillfort Colony Himayathnagar Hyderabad Rep by his Special Power of Attorney holder Doma Harish Reddy S/o Doma Chandra Shekar Reddy Age 33 years Occu Agriculture R/o Plot No 22 Patel Colony Champapet Hyderabad Petitioner And The State of Telangana and 3 Others Rep by Spl Chief Secretary to the Government Revenue and Registration and Stamps Department Secretariat Hyderabad Respondents The Court made the following:

ORAL ORDER:

The prayer of the petitioners in this case reads as under: "....to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a mandamus declaring the inaction of the 3rd Respondent in not updating the record of rights maintained under the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act 1971 for the years 2018 and 2019 by duly continuing the Petitioners names therein in respect of land admeasuring Acres 24.24 Guntas of land in Sy No 76 of Sirigiripur village Maheshwaram Mandal Rangareddy District and also in not issuing the pattadar pass book and title deed in the new revised format to the 2nd Petitioner in respect of an extent of Ac 12.13 Gts of the aforesaid land and not including the balance extent of Ac 12.

11 Gts in the new Pattadar Passbook and title deed issued to the 1st Petitioner as being arbitrary illegal unconstitutional without jurisdiction and in violation of Articles 14 19 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act 1971 and the Rules framed thereunder and Consequently to direct the Respondents to forthwith update the record of rights for the years 2018 and 2019 by continuing the Petitioners names and issue the pattadar pass book and title deed in the new revised format to the 2nd Petitioner in respect of an extent of Ac 12.13 Gts of the aforesaid land and include the balance extent of Ac 12.11 Gts in the new Pattadar Passbook and title deed issued to the 1st Petitioner and pass.." 2.

Perusal of the record reflects that the petitioners were already issued regular pattadar pass books and title deeds under the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971. Their complaint presently is that the revenue authorities are not updating their names in the land records and issuing them new pattadar pass books.

3.

It appears that the petitioners have already addressed written representation dated 24.7.2019 to the Mandal Revenue Officer, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. Perusal of the said representation demonstrates that the office of the Tahsildar, Maheshwaram Mandal, received it on the very same day. By way of the said representation, the petitioners asked the Tahsildar to provide them updated revenue records/pahanies in respect of the subject land and

also issue them new pattadar pass books and title deeds in relation thereto.

4.

Having received such a representation, it is not open to the Tahsildar, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, to remain silent.

5.

The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of directing the Tahsildar, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, to take appropriate action upon the petitioners' representation dated 24.7.2019 expeditiously and in any event, not later than four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, be it from whatever source. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, are closed. __________________ P NAVEEN RAO,J DATE: 19-11-2019 TVK

Date : 19.11.2019