Telangana High Court
WP/28766/2025 of Thota Venkatesh Vs The State of Telangana on 22 September 2025
1 HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD, (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENry SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN WRIT PETITION NO: 28766 OF 2025 Between: AND 1 Thota Venkatesh, w/o Late T. Venkaiah Aq
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
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MONDAY, THE TWENry SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN
WRIT PETITION NO: 28766 OF 2025
Between:
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Thota Venkatesh, w/o Late T. Venkaiah Aq Agriculture r/o H. No.216, Airport Colonyl Shamshabad [\/andal, Ranga Reddy District ed about 57 years, Occ.
Ananthreddyguda Village,
...PETITIONER
The State of Telangana, rep by lts Principal Secretary, Revenue Department Secretariat, Hyderabad 2- The .District Collector, Ranga Reddy Diskict Office at Kongara Kalan, lbrahimpatnam Ranga Reddy District
3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kandukur Revenue Division Ranga Reddy District. .
4. The Tahsildar, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the 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 or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS Declaring the inaction of the respondent 4 in not furnishing the certified copy of proceedings bearing No B/1696/2005 dated 3-7 -2005 in respect of the land in Sy No 50 admeasuring Ac 6-13 guntas situated at Ameerpet Village, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District having received representation dated 26-8-2025 as being lllegal, Arbitrary, Malafide, Contrary to Sections 2 (4) ot Bhu Bharti Act 2O25,75 of B.S.A and Section 4 and {
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5 of lnformation and Technology Act 2000, also contrary to Rules I 1 (1)and (2)
of the Telangana Bhu Bharti ( Record of Rights in land ) Rules 2025'
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI M.MEHDI HUSSAIN
Counsel for the Respondents: SRI L.RAVINDER, AGP FOR REVENUE
The Court made the following: ORDER
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TIIE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN
WRIT PETITION No.28766 of2025
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ORDER:
Heard learned counsei for petitioner and Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Govemment Pleader for Revenue.
2. Petitioner has submitted a representation dated 26.08.2025 to respondent No.4 with a request to furnish cerlihed copies of proceeding No.B/1696/2005, dated 03.07.2005 in respect of Survey No.50, Ameerpet Village, Maheshwaram Mandal. Despite receiving and acknowledging the said representation, respondent No.4 did not act upon the same. Aggrieved by the said inaction of respondent No.4, petitioner filed the present writ petition.
3. It is relevant to note that Rule 11 of the Telangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights in Land) Rules, 2025 (for short, 'the Rules, 2025') deals with the issuance of certified copies of Record of Rights and other Public Documents and the same is extracted below:
i(!, J $'P.No.2a766 of 2025 , "11. Certified copies of Record of Rights and other Public Documents:
(1) The Competent Authority, soon after preparation and updation of Record of Rights, shall make such Record of Rights available in the Bhu Bharati portal and shall be made ac;cessible to the public.
(2) ,\ny person desirous of obtaining certified copy of Record of Rights or any other public documents, may make an application through online in the fonn made available in Bhu Bhacati Portal and pay requisite fees as prescribed in the Schedule - B.
(3) The Tahsildar, shall issue Cerlifred copy or an extract of Record of Rights and other pub)ic documents digitally signed by him in acc(,rdance with the provisions of section 75 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 arrd sections 4 and 5 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (Central Act No. 47 of 2t)2\);',
4. In the light of the said discussion, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent No.4 to consider the KL, J W.P.No.2g766 of 2025 representation dated 26.8.2025 and furnish cefiified copy of the aforesaid proceeding as sought by rhe petitioner. If respondent No.4 is not inclined to accept the request made by the petitioner, he shall assign specific reasons, pass a reasoned order and communicate a copy of the same to the petitioner. However, he shall complete the entire exercise within a period of sixty (60) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. SD/ SRINIVASA RED S TANT REG R //TRUE COPY// S CTION OFFICER The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department Sec t, Hyderabad, State
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of Telangana. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District Office at Kongara Kalan' lbrahimpatnam'Ranga Reddy District The Revenue Divisional officer, Kandukur Revenue Division Ranga Reddy District. The Tahsildar, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District One CC to SRI M-MEHDI HUSSAIN, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUTI Two CD CoPies
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ORDER
WP.No.28766 of 202 lj .{ .s O 'J. .t' \ DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS /o /,-<. ,/s ,/lo,/z; 'r.I.-