WP/29795/2025 of Jinesh Kumar Vs The State of Telangana on 26 September 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEIUBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN

WRIT PETITION NO: 29795 OF 202s

Betwee n:

Jinesh Kumar, S/o. Prakash Chand, Aged about 4'1 Years, Occ- Business, Rl/o. H.No.3-6-465-4671A, Flat No.l03, Legend Siddi Apartments, Street No.5, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad.

...PETITIONER

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The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad.

The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, At Kongarakalan.

The Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajendranagar Division, Ranga Reddy District.

4. The Tahsildar, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 oI lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned rejection order passed by the Respondent No.2, in Application No.2400027332, dated 16.O4.2024, whereby the respondent No.2 had rejected the said application submitted by the Petitioner for data correction of nature of land from House Plots to Patta Lands in respect of lands admeasuring Acs.2-33 Gts., in Sy.No.52lU/1, Acs.2-22 Gts., in Sy.No.59/U2l1 , Acs.3-16 Gts., in Sy.No.61/U/1 8s Acs.2-09 Gts., in Sy.No.62iU2l1 , total land admeasuring Acs.11-00 Gts., situated at Malkaram Village, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, with a single line application for passbook data correction 2400027332 is rejected by Collector and without

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assigning any reasons, as being illegal, arbitrary, without a 1y authorlty or jurisdiction apart frcrr being in gross violation of principles of na'.ural justice and contrary to the pro,risions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattedar Passbooks Act, 2020 as well as the provisions of Telangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 2025 86 Rules made thereunde' b:sides violating Petitioners rights guaranteed under Articles 14,21 and 300-4 of the Constitution of lndia, and Conseqtrently be pleased to:

a. set aside/quash th: impugned Rejection order passed by the respondent No.2

Application No.240002 7332, dated 16.O4.2024,

b. direct the respondent authorities more particularly Resp,:ndent No-2 to consider the Application No.2400027332, dated 16.04.2024, afresh and make necessary corrections by changing the nature of subject {ands from Houses to Patta Lands, c. dire;t the respondent authorities more particularly Respondent No.2 to issue latest E:-Pattedar Passbooks in favour of the Petiticner in respect of the subject lands lA NO: '1 OF 2025

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Couri mzry be pleased to direct the respon(jerrt No.2 to reconsider the Application No.2410027332, dated 16.04.2024, submitkrd by the Petitioner for data correction of nature of land from House Plots to Patta Lands in respect of lands admeasuring ,\cs.2-33 Gts., in Sy.No.52lU/ 1, Acs.2-22 Gts., in Sy.No.59/U2l1 , Acs.3-16 Gts., in Sy.No.6 l/U/1

85 Acs.2-09 Gts.. ir Sy.No.62lU2l 1, total land admeasuring Acs.11-00 Gts., situated at Malkarirnr Village,. Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, pending final disposrrl of the above Writ Petition.

Counsel for the Pet tioner : SRI ATLA ABHINANDHAN REDDY

Counsel for the Respondents: SRI L. RAVINDER, AGP FOR REVENUE

The Court made the following: ORDER

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.I'IIE HON'IILE SRT.IUSI'ICE K. LAKSHMAN

WRIT PETITION No.29795 of 2025

ORAI, ORDER:

lJeard lcamecl counscl lbl tl.re petitionel artd Mr.L.llavinder. learned Assistant Covernment I)leadcr tbr Rel,en ue.

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Pctitioner herein is clairning that he is tlie absolute owner and posscssor ol'land admeasuring Acs.2.i3 guntas in Sy.No.52Ui 1, Acs.2.22 guntas in Sy.No.-59/U2l1, Acs.3.l6

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Sy.No.6llU/l arld Acs.2.09 gLrntas in

Sy.No.62lU2l1, total land adrncasuring Acs.l 1.00 guntas, situalecl at Malkaram Viltage, Shamshabacl Mandal, Rangareddy District, under the registered sale deed bearing Docunrerrt No. 12586 of 2006, clated 26.09.200(r. 'fhe subject prol)erty is classifled as 'House Plots' instcad o1''l)atta Lancl'.

Thus, there is a wrong entry. Therefore, he has subn'rittecl an or-rlirre alrplication bearing No.2400027332, dated 16.04.2024

rvith a request to correct the wrong cntries. Even tlten, respondent No.2 has rejected the said application sulrmitted by v I

the petitioner. l{espondent No.2 has not assigned an} reasons to thc said r-:jcction. Challenging thc said ordcr', ;,etitioner filed the presont writ petition.

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Penr-sal ol thc saicl rcjection order woulo rcvcal that rcsponcieul irlo.2 lias rcjected the request nrade by the pctitioner u,itlrout assigning any reasorls in the impugned order. It thus arnounts to non-applicatior.r of mind.

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Withorrt going into the urerits ol dernerits of the case, only on tlre said ground, the irnpugned rejcction order of respondcrrt l.lo.2 is hcreby set aside and tlre matter is rernanded back to rcsl,orrdent No.2 to consider the online applications bcarirrg No.1400027132, datcd 16.04.2024, submitted by the pctitioncr' rv itlr a rcquest to corrcct the wrong erttry and issue pattadar pas;book in rcspcct ofthe subject ploperty, afresh and dispose ol'thc saure in accordance with law. F<lr arty reason, rcspondeut \,r.2 is not inclined to accept the reques.t rnade by the petiticucr'. he shall assign specilic reasorls, pass a reasoncd orcler an<l ( ()mrlunicate copy of the same to the petitioner

However, he shall cornplete the said exercise within sixty 160)

days from the datc ofreceipt ofa copy ofthis order.

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With the above directions, this Writ petition is disposecl ol.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. There shail be no order as to costs.

SD/-MOHD. ISMAIL

EPUTY REGISTRAR

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