Telangana High Court
Ada Santosh vs The State Of Telangana on 27 June, 2025
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK
WRIT PETITION No.18137 OF 2025
O R D E R:
With the consent of both the parties, this Writ Petition is
taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.
2. This Writ Petition is filed, under Article 226 of the
Constitution of India, seeking the following relief:
“…to issue a Writ, Order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus
declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not disposing the revision filed by
the petitioner on 8.9.2023 against the LTR Appeal No.A4/LTR/254/2015
dt.15.6.2023 on the file of Additional Agent to Government and Project Officer,
Utnoor, Adilabad inspite of filing the same with Stay Petition on 8.9.2023 as
illegal, arbitrary and violates Article 21 and 300(A) of Constitution of India and
contrary to the Provisions of Telangana Scheduled Area Land Transfer
Regulation, 1959 and its Amendment 1/70 and consequently direct the 1st
respondent to forthwith dispose the revision filed by the petitioner in the
interest of justice and to pass…”
3. Heard Sri P.V.Ramana, learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare for the respondents.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner
belongs to a Scheduled Tribe Community, he is residing in the
Agency Area of Bela Mandal, Adilabad District and he filed a
petition before the Special Deputy Collector (Tribal Welfare),
Utnoor, stating that the unofficial respondents have encroached
upon his house site and constructed a house. Basing on the
available records filed by both the parties, the unofficial
respondents were directed to eject from the said land vide order
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dated 23.04.2015. Aggrieved by the same, the unofficial
respondents filed L.T.R.Appeal No.A4/LTR/254/2015 before the
Additional Agent to Government and Project Officer, ITDA, Adilabad
and vide order, dated 15.06.2023, the Appeal Petition was allowed
directing the restoration of the schedule property to the unofficial
respondents. Challenging the same, the petitioner filed Revision
Petition before respondent No.1. However, no action has been
taken so far. Therefore, learned counsel seeks indulgence of this
Court.
5. Learned Government Pleader for the respondents, on
instructions, submits that the Revision Petition filed by the
petitioner was numbered as R.P.No.1044/TW.LTR/2023 and so far
the said Revision Petition has not been decided. However,
respondent No.1 will pass appropriate orders, in accordance with
law.
6. Having regard to the submissions made by learned counsel
for the respective parties and without going into the merits of the
case, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent No.1 to
pass appropriate orders on the Revision Petition filed by the
petitioner vide R.P.No.1044/TW.LTR/2023, strictly in accordance
with law, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the concerned
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parties, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of
three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.
There shall be no order as to costs.
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PULLA KARTHIK, J
Date : 27.06.2025.
Note : Issue C.C. by Tuesday.
B/o.TMK