WA/1443/2024 of Yadavelli Varija Vs P.Padmanabha Reddy on 31 December 2024

1. P.Padmanabha Reddy, S/o [Venkata ][Rama ][Narimha ][Reddy, ][Aged ][about ][65]years, Occ Doctor, R/6 H.No.19-453, Reddy Colony, [Miryalaguda, Nalgonda]District' years, Occ Doctor, R/6 H.No.19-453, Reddy Colony, [Miryalaguda, Nalgonda]District'

...RES'.NDENT/ wRtr [pETlrtoNER]

2. The State of Telangana, Represented [by its ][Principal Secretary, Revenue]Department, Hyderabad, [T.S.]Department, Hyderabad, [T.S.]

3. Th; Chief Commissioner [of Land Administration Government ][of ][Telangana]State of Telangana, Nampally [Station ][Road, ][Hyderabad-SOO ][001]State of Telangana, Nampally [Station ][Road, ][Hyderabad-SOO ][001]4. The District Co"llector, [l"taigoida ][District, ][Colledtorate ][Complex, Nalgonda]District, Telangana-508O01District, Telangana-508O01

District, Telangana-508O015. The Revenue [-Divisional ][Officer, Miryalaguda Division, Nalgonda Diskict,]Telangana-508001 [[.]]Telangana-508001 [[.]]

[[.]]6. The T;hsildar, O/o [Mandal Revenue Office' ][At ][Damar6harla ][Mandal,]Nalgonda District' Telangana-508001' ...RESpoNDENTS/RESpoNDENTSNalgonda District' Telangana-508001' ...RESpoNDENTS/RESpoNDENTS

IANO:1O F 2024

Petition under section [1 ][51 ][cPC ][praying ][that ][in ][the circumstances stated ][in]the affidavit filed in [support of ][the ][petition, ][the ][High Court may be pleased to ][direct]revenue authorities to [continue the ][naffe ][of ][the ][appellant ][in ][all revenue records ][in]respect of the land of the [appellant land ][to ][an extent ][of ][Ac.1.00 ][gts in ][sy.No.120]which is situated at [Dhamaracherla ][Village and ][Mandal, ][Nalgonda ][District pending]disposal of the [writ ][apPeal.]

Counsel for the Appellant: SRI RApOLU BHASKARcounser for the Respondent No.1: snr e.MAvLii ieooy, sENroR couNSELcounser ror the Respondent Nos.2 t"i?E;TfAlil,3[iX'X?ro" KATRAM,GP FOR REVENUEThe Court made the following: JUDGMENTcounser for the Respondent No.1: snr e.MAvLii ieooy, sENroR couNSELcounser ror the Respondent Nos.2 t"i?E;TfAlil,3[iX'X?ro" KATRAM,GP FOR REVENUEThe Court made the following: JUDGMENT

THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE [ALOK ][ARADIIE]AND

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE [J.SREENTVAS RAO]WRIT APPEAL No.L443 of 2024

JUDGMENT: (kr the Hon'bte [Sri ]Justie [J. Sreeniuas ][Ro.o)]

This intra court appeal has [been ][frled ][by ][the ][appellant]

invoking the provisions of [Clause ][15 ][of ][the ][l'etters ][Patent]agglieved by the [order ][dated ][02.12 ][-2024 ][passed ][by the ][learned]in W.P.No.29 [471 ][of ][2023, ][whereunder ][the ][order]Single Judge passed by respondent No'4 dated [2l ]'O4.2O22 [was ][set ][aside and]directed him to conduct [fresh ][enquiry ][basing ][on ][the ][application]submitted by the appellant [and ][respondent ][No' ][I ald ][pass]appropriate orders after [issuing notice ][to all ][the ][interested]persons, in accordance [with ][law.]

2. Heard Mr. Rapolu [Bhaskar, learned counsel ][for ][the]appellant, Mr.B.Mayur [Reddy, ][learned ][Senior ][Counsel]Mr. S. [Aravind, ][learned counsel ][for ][respondent ][No'1]representing and Mr. Muralidhar [Reddy ][Katram, learned ][Government ][Pleader]for Revenue appearing [for ][respondent ][Nos.2 to ][6, on admission']

3. Brief facts ofthe case:

Respondent No. I frled W.P.No.2947l of 2023 clzriming thathe is owner ancl possessor of the agricultural land to a.n extent ofAc.2.00 gts. in Sy.No.l2O situated at Dhamaracherla Village arrdMandal, Nalgonda District and the sarne was purchased throughregistered sale cleed dated 21.09.1990 and the revenue authoritiesmutated his na.me in the revenue records and issued pattadarpass book and litle deed in his favour. Subsequently, respondentNo.1 sold an extent of Ac.O.27 gts. in Sy.No.120 to one Mr.JadalaRamachandm and also executed registered gift deed t() an extentof Ac.O.13 gts. in favour of his son dated 24.O8.2O21 and he is inpossession of the left over land to an extent of Ac. 1.OO gts. inSy.No. 12O and lJle appellant made an application through onlineon 16.09.2021 before the revenue authorities for issuance of e-pattadar pass book and at that stage, respondent No.l came toknow the order passed by respondent No.4 dated 21.04.2022.Questioning the [above ]said order, respondent No. 1 frledW.P.No.29471. of 2023 and leamed Single Judge. of this Court setaside the order <lated 21.O4.2022 permitting respondent No. 1 andthe appellant to submit appropriate application and on hling ofsuch applicatiorL, directed respondent No.4 to pass orders after issuing notice [to all ][the interested ][persons ][in ][accordance ][with ][law']Thus, the appellant [hled ][the ][present ][writ ][appeal']

4. Submisslons of [learned counsel ][for ][the ][appellant:]

l,earned counsel [for the appellant ][submitted ][that ][respondent]No.l is not having [any ][semblance ][of ][right' ][interest over ][the]subject property [and ][with ][an ][intention ][to ][grab ][the ][subject]property approached this [Court ][and ][filed ][W'P'No'29471 ][of ][2023 ][']He further submitted [that ][respondent ][No'4 ][after ][following ][due]procedure as contemplated [under the ][Telangana ][Rights ][in ][Land]and Pattadar [Pass ][Books ][Act, ][2O2O ][passed ][the ][order ][dated]21.O4.2O22. [He ][furttrer ][submitted ][that ][when respondent ][No'l ][was]trying to interfere [with the ][subject ][property, ][the ][appellant ][frled]Suitino.S.No'33of2023beforethePrincipalJuniorCivilJudgeat Miryalguda, for [perpetual ][injunction ][restraining ][respondent]No.l from interfering [with ][the ][suit ][schedule ][property ][ald ][when]the said suit is [pending, ][the ][revenue ][authorities are ][not ][having]any right, [jurisdiction ][to ][adjudicate ][the rights ][of ][tJle ][parties ][in]of the [very ][salne subject property ][and ][under ][these]respect the [leamed ][Single ][Judge ][ought ][to ][have ][directed]circumstances, respondent No. 1 to [approach ][the ][competent ][Civil ][Court ][to]establish his [rights.]

5. This Court considered the submissions made by the learnedcounsel for the appellant and perused the material available onrecord. Initiajly, the appellant hled W.p.No.297S3 of 2O2l agatnstthe revenue cfficials and sought direction for issuance of e_pattadar pa.ss book in respect of ttre subject land. Learned SingleJudge while disposing of the writ pedtion on 22.11 .2O21 directedthe respondent authorities therein to pass necessary orders on theon-line applica.tion submitted by the appellant dated l6.Og.2O2Las expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eightweeks from thr: date of receipt of a copy of the order rluly puttingall the interested parties on notice and taking in to c<>nsiderationthe objections, if any.

6' It is pertinent to mention that the pursuant io the saidorder, respondent No.4 without _ [issuing ][any ][notice ][and]opportunity to respondent No.1, passed order dated 2r.04.2022.Admittedly, respondent No. 1 is claiming rights over 1,he subjectproperty pursuant to the registered sale deed dated 2l.Og.1gg}.Admittedly, the nature of the Juit liled by the appellant is onlysimple suit for perpetual injunction and not a title suit. Hence,the contention of the tearned counsel for the appellant tl,rat whenthe civil suit is pending before the competent cirril Court, the revenue authorities [are ][not ][having power ][to ][adjudicate ][the]proceedings in respect of [the very ][same ][subject ][property ][is ][not]tenable under law, [especially basing ][on the application ][submitted]and [pursuant ][to the ][orders passed ][by the ][learned]by the appellant in [W.P.No.29753 ][of ][2O2l ][only, ][respondent ][No'4]Single Judge passed order dated 2I.O4.2O22. [The core issue involved ][in ][the]case on hand is that [respondent ][No'4 ][without issuing ][any ][notice]and opportunity to [respondent ][No'l ][passed ][order ][dated]21.04.2022 and the [same ][is ][gross ][violation ][of ][the ][principles ][of]natural [justice. ]In [that ][view ][of ][the ][matter, ][learned ][Single ][Judge]rightly set aside [the order dated ][21'04 ]['2022 ][passed ][by ][respondent ][I],No.4 and directed [respondent No'4 ][to ][examine ][and conduct ][fresh]enquiry on the [applications of respondent No'1 ][and the ][appellant']after issuing [notices ][to ][all ][the interested persons, ][pursuant to ][the]principle laid down by [the FuII ][Bench ][judgment ][of ][tJlis Court ][in]Chinnam Pandurangam [vs. ][Mandal ][Rewenue ][Oflicer']Serilingampally [Mandal and ][othersr']

For the foregoing the foregoing foregoing [[reasons, ][this ][Court ][does ][not ][find ][any]][[this ][Court ][does ][not ][find ][any]][[Court ][does ][not ][find ][any]][[does ][not ][find ][any]][[not ][find ][any]][[find ][any]][[any]]

7. For the foregoing the foregoing foregoing [[reasons, ][this ][Court ][does ][not ][find ][any]][[this ][Court ][does ][not ][find ][any]][[Court ][does ][not ][find ][any]][[does ][not ][find ][any]][[not ][find ][any]][[find ][any]][[any]]ground to differ with [the ][view ][taken ][by ][the learned ][Single ][Judge']However, respondent [No.4 ][is ][directed ][to ][dispose ][of ][the application]' [etR 2oo8 ][lp ][t5]

submitted by the appellant as well as respondent No. 1 after givingnotice and opportunity to both of them including any otheraffected party, within a period of two months from the date ofsubmission of such applications.

8. With the above said modification, the writ appeal is disposedof. No order as to costs.

Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.

SD/. K. SAILESHTDEPUW REGISTRAR//TRUE COPYIILlSECTION OFFICERTo

1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Hyderabad, T.S, State ofTelangana.Telangana.2.The chief comnrissioner of .Land Administration Govemment of reranoana3ii:1ffi [uaff ]District, Telanoana-50800i"liE61lr.:,atii"reli*,::j#a1fl i%?:il;",;''3ii:1ffi [uaff ]District, Telanoana-50800i"liE61lr.:,atii"reli*,::j#a1fl i%?:il;",;''4.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Miryalaguga Division, Nalgonda District,Telangana-508001 .Telangana-508001 .5.The Tahsildar, O/o Mandal Revenue_Office, At Damarcharla Mandal,Nalgo_nda Districr, Telanqana-508001.Nalgo_nda Districr, Telanqana-508001.

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DATED:31 11212024

JUDGMENT

WA.No.1443 of 2024

DISPOSING OF THE WRIT APPEALWITHOUT COSTS

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