Telangana HC dismisses plea over temple land title claims

6 months ago 2
ARTICLE AD BOX

Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar of Telangana High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by a household of 21 members claiming rights implicit 77 acres and 30 guntas of onshore nether antithetic survey numbers astatine Malkapur colony of Chevella connected outskirts of Hyderabad.

The justice said the plea was devoid of merits and did not necessitate immoderate interference. In 2003, the Chevella Revenue Division Officer issued an Occupancy Rights Certificate (ORC) implicit the lands to Deval Balaji (Lord Venkateshwara Swamy). The petitioners, claiming that their ancestors were exclusive owners of the lands, filed an entreaty earlier the Rangareddy District Joint Collector challenging granting of the ORC by the RDO to Deval Balaji.

After proceeding the contentions of the petitioners, the JC confirmed the RDO bid successful the matter. Questioning the Joint Collector confirming the RDO direction, the petitioners moved the HC. Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar, delivering the verdict, observed that portion the petitioners challenged the rubric and possession of the property, the RDO had issued ORC nether Section 4 of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Inams Abolition Act-1955.

As determination are disputes implicit the rubric and possession of the property, the petitioners ought to person approached the Endowments Tribunal arsenic per the provisions of the Telangana Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act-1987, the justice said. In the backdrop of disputed facts relating to rights implicit the property, it cannot beryllium adjudicated nether Article 226 of the Constitution, the justice said.

Published - December 26, 2025 08:47 p.m. IST

Read Entire Article