Gundu Istari v. The State of Telangana

Court: High Court for State of Telangana

Bench: B.VIJAYSEN REDDY

Judgment date: 2026-03-03

Case summary

High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-03-03. Gundu Istari v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

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[ 3183 I IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITION : 6603 OF 2026 Between: Gundu lstari, S/o. Thirupatiah, Aged about 80 years, Occ. Agriculture, Rt/o 3-2, Gundlapally, Yeidagirigutta, Nalgonda, Telangana State. ... PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector, Yadadri-Bhongir District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Yadadri-Bhongir District. 4. The Tahsildar, Choutuppal Mandal, Yadadri-Bhongir 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 any writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in altering the land extent to Ac 1-11 Gts out of the schedule property i. e. agricultural land admeasuring Ac 3-35 Gts in Sy No. 132|AEE - Ac 0-01 Gts, Sy No. 136/RU - Ac 0-20 Gts, Sy No. 221lLU - Ac 2. 13 Gts, and Sy No. 252fi - Ac. 1-01 Gts situated at Nelapatla Village, Choutuppal tvlandal. Yadadri-Bhongir District as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the 4th respondent to restore and correct the petitioners land extent in revenue records over the schedule property i. e. agricultural land admeasuring Ac 3-35 Gts in Sy No. 132|AEE - Ac 0-01 Gts, Sy 136/RU - Ac 0-20 Gts, Sy No. 221lLU - Ac 2-13 Gts, and Sy No. 25211 - Ac.

1-01 Gts in total Ac 3-35 Gts situated at Netapatla Village, Choutuppal Mandal, Yadadri-Bhongir District 1. A. NO: 1 OI:2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to issue interim direct on to the respondent No. 4 to pass orders on representation dated. oa10112025 and restore and correct the petitioner's land extent in revenue records i. e. agricultural land admeasuring Ac 3-35 Gts in Sy No. 132IAEE Ac 0-01 Gts, Sy No. 136/RU - Ac 0-20 Gts, Sy No. 221lLU - Ac2-13 cts, and Sy No. 25211 - Ac. 1-01 Gts situated at Nelapatla Village, Choutuppal Mandal, yadadri-Bhongir District, pending dispcsal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms. AYESHA HUMERA Counsel for the Respondents: Ms. T. SWETCHA, AGP FOR REVENUE The Court m;rde the following: ORDER HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.

VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITION N0-6603 0F 2026 :l I I Gundu lstari. Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and three others. .. Respondents ORDER: (ORAL) This writ petition is filed to declare the action of respondent No. 4 - Tahsildar, Choutuppal Mandal, Yadadri - Bhongir District, in not considering the application of the petitioner dated 08. 01. 2026 for restoring the correct extents of land i. e. , Acs. 0. 01 guntas in Survey No. 132/AEE, Ac. 0-20 guntas in Survey No. 136/RU, Acs. 2-13 guntas in Survey No. 221lLU and Acs. 1-01 guntas in Survey No. 252l'1, total land admeasuring Acs. 3-35 guntas, in the revenue records, and as being arbitrary and unconstitutional. 2. The case of the petitioner is that he owns the above-mentioned lands and was issued e-pattadar pass book bearing No. T300800i30024 on 04. 11. 2018 for the said extents. However, subsequerntly, in the pass book issued on 02. 12.

2022, the extents of land werer incorrectly shown and that instead of total extent of Acs. 3-35 guntas, only an extent of Acs. 1-'l 1 guntas is shown. lt is stated that the reduction of total extent was done unilaterally without notice to the petitioner and without conducting any enquiry. The petitioner submitted representation dated 08. 01. 2026 to respondent No. 4 for correction/rectification of entries in his pattadar pass book and revenue records and for restoring the correct extents of land, but the said representirtion is not yet considered. 3. l-leard Ms. Ayesha Humera, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Ms. T. Swetcha, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, appearing for the respondents, and perused the material available on record. 4.

Lerarned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that the petitioner is required to submit online application under Rule 4 of the Telangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights in Land) Rules, 2025 (for short 'llhu Bharati Rules 2025'). 5. ln view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitiorrer to submit online application under Rule 4 of Bhu Bharati Rules 2025 for rectification/restoration of correct extents of land i. e. , / , J Acs. 0. 01 guntas in Survey No. 132IAEE, Ac. 0-20 guntas in Survey No. '136/RU, Acs. 2-13 guntas in Survey No. 22IILU, Acs. 1-0'l guntas in Survey No. 25211, total admeasuring Acs. 3-35 guntas, in the revenue records and in pattadar passbook. On such application being filed, respondent Nos. 2 and 3 shall pass orders, in accordance with law, by affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and other interested persons, within a period of six (06) weeks thereafter. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this writ petition stand closed SD/. P. PONNA KRISHN SISTANT REG //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, S riat, Hyderabad, State of Telangana. 2. The District Collector, Yadadri-Bhongir District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Yadadri-Bhongir Dishict. 4. The Tahsildar, Choutuppal Mandal, Yadadri-Bhongir District. 5. One CC to Ms. AYESHA HUMERA, Advocate IOPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT] 7. Two CD Copies BSR /: to HIGH GIf,URT DATED: 0310312026 ORDER WP. No. 6i603 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS t ab p

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