WP/30353/2025 of Medarametla Chaitanya Vs The State of Telangana on 7 October 2025

1. Medarametla Chaitanya, D/o T. Balaram Chowdary, Aged about 46 years, Occ. House-wife, R/o Flat No.A-801, 8th Floor, A-Block, Movie Towers, lt4ovie Towers Road, Kokapet, Ranga Reddy District.

2. Talluri Balaram Chowdary, S/o T. Panchaksharaiah, Aged about 73 years, Occ. Advocate, Rl/o Flat No.A-601, 6th Floor, A-Block, Movie Towers, Movie Towers Road, Kokapet, Ranga Reddy District. ...PETITIONERS rAND I

1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Bhavan, Tank Bunk Road, Hyderabad. I

2. The District Collector, Khammam District.

3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Khammam, Khammam District.

4. The Tahsildar, Khammam Urban [Vlandal, Khammam City and District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumdtances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more preferably a Writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondents No.2 to 4 in issuing the NALA Proceedings for conversion of lands into non-agricultural lands in favour of the petitioners in respect of their agricultural lands to the extent of Ac.5-1250 gts i in Sy.No.249l1, 250, 25111, 25112, 25113 and 252 situ'ated in Burahanpuram Villagej Khammam Urban Mandal, Khammam District within the limits of i , Khammam Municipal Corporation as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, unjustified iand viollation of Art.14, 21 and300-A of Constitution of lndia and also violation of Ij, f tfre Sec.3 of the Telangana Agriculture land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural f eurooses) Act as amended by Act 19 of 2o2o also violation of principles of natural f jr.ti." land consequently to direct the respondent nos.2 to 4 to issue the NALA ipro"""bings for conversion of lands into non-agricultural lands in favour of the petitioners in respect of their agricultural lands to the extent of Ac.S-1250 gts in I Sy. No.249 l1 , 25O, 251 l1 , 25112,251/3 and 252 situated in Burahanpuram Village, Khammam Urban Mandal, Khammam District within the limits of Khammam t Municipal Corporation in compliance with the provisions of the Amended Act 19 of I 2020 ol' alternatively to direct the respondent nos.2 to 4 to refund the amount of I Rs.8,25,500/- (Rupees Eight Lakhs, Twenty Five Thousands and Five Hundreds onty; wltn interest @ 18 percent from 03-03-2021 till the date of paying the same to the i iretitioner no.2 and also to refund the amount of Rs.2,54,01g/- (Rupees Two Ldkhs, Four Thousands and Ninerteen only) with interest @ 1g percent I from 03-03-2021 till the date of paying the same to the petitioner no.1 I Petition underSection 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affibavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent Nos.2 to 4 to issue NALA proceedings converting the lands into non-agricultural lands in favour of the petitioners in respect of their I agricultural lands to the extent of Ac.5-1250 gts in Sy.No.24gt1,2so,2s1t1, I 25112,125113 and 2s2 situated in Burahanpuram Viilage, Khammam Urban I Mandal, Khammam District within the limits of Khammam Municipal Corporation, pending disposal of the above writ petition I I Couns6l ! Counsdl I The Cou Fifty I I I I I I I I for the Petitioners :SRt. SHAIK MADAR for the Respondents: sRr L. RAVINDER, AGp FoR REVENUE rt made the following: ORDER

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTTCE K. LAKSHMAN WRTT PETITIO No.30353 of 2025 R Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue.

2. Petitioner No. I is claiming that she is the absolute owner and possessor of land admeasuring Ac.l.l0 guntas ln Sy.Nos.252 and 25113, situated at Burahanpuram Village, Khammam Urban Mandal, Khammam District. Petitioner No.2 is claiming that he is the absolute owner and possessor of land admeasuring Acs.4.0250 guntas in Sy.Nos.25L12, 24911, 250, 25lll, situated at Burahanpuram Village, Khammam Urban Mandal, Khammam District. [n proof of the same, they have filed the copies of the latest pattadar passbooks and title deeds. They have submitted online applications bearing Nos.2100189668, dated 23.02.2021 and 2100189553, dated 02.03.2021 to respondent No.4 with a request to issue i t: ll '1 :i ,\ conversiorl proceedings converting the subject property from agricultural to non-agricultural. Despite receiving and acknorvledging the said applications, respondent No.4 did not act upor-l the same. Aggrieved by thc said inaction of respondent No.4, petitioners filed the present rvrit petition.

3. L,carned Assistant Government Pleader lbr Revenue has produced the written instructions of respondent No.4 stating that the subject property is in buffbr zone of Munneru River and it is a Shikam patta land. Therefbre, issuance of conversion proceedings as requested by the petitioners is not possible. The said written instructions are placed on record

4. However, having received the afrlresaid online applications subrnitted by the petitioners along with fee of Rs.2,54,0191- liorn petitioner No.l and Rs.8,25,500/- from petitioner No.2, respondent No.4 should have considered the said online applications and dispose of the same in accordance with law, instcad of keeping the said online applications pending \ \ -' - _..-*-._.-..*t-, *,:.-.:fFT- .-, l I

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5. In the light of the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent No.4 to consider and dispose of the online applications bearing Nos.2l001 89668, dated 23.02.2021 and 2100189553, dated 02.03 .2021 submitted by the petitioners with a request to issue conversion proceedings converting the subject property from agricultural to non- agricultural, strictly in accordance with law. If 'respondent No.4 is not inclined to accept the request made by the petitioners, he shall assign specif,tc reasons, pass a reasoned order and communicate copy of the same to the petitioners. However, he shall complete the entire exercise within thirty

(30) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs- : I i I t I i t I t I I The Principal Bhavan; Tank . SD/- A. SRINIVASA REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR I mRUE coPY// @ SECTION OFFICER Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Bunk Road, The State of Telangana, Hyderabad. To,

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6. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE ,High Court for the State of Telangana. lourl I

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