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(Per the Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Bhaskar Reddy) These writ appeals are directed against the common order dated 12.02.2020, passed in W.P.Nos.22471, 22487 and 22489 of 2019, whereby and whereunder the learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ petitions filed by the respondents 1 and 2 herein.

2. As these writ appeals are arising out of a common order and the issues involved are the same, all these writ appeals are being disposed of by this common order.

3. The writ petitioners are the appellants. The petitioners claim to have purchased land to an extent of Acs.50.00 each out of total extent of Ac.373.22 in survey No. 613, Nadargul Village, Saroornagar Mandal (presently Balapur Mandal), Ranga Reddy District, through registered sale deeds vide document Nos.635, 637 and 636 dated 05.02.2016 respectively. The petitioners have made an application to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kandukur Division, third respondent herein, for conversion of the subject land from agricultural to non agricultural purposes and the said application was forwarded to the Tahsildar, Balapur Mandal (fourth respondent herein), who in turn vide his letter dated 06.09.2019 submitted a report to the third respondent stating that the land claimed for conversion is included under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 as prohibited property. Basing on the said report, the request of the petitioners was rejected, directing the petitioners to obtain No Objection Certificate (NOC) for de-notifying the property from the prohibited list. Questioning non-deletion of subject lands from the prohibited list maintained under the provisions of Section 22-A of the Registration Act, the writ petitions came to be filed. Pending adjudication of subject writ petitions, the third respondent vide letter dated 26.09.2019 rejected the application for conversion of agricultural land to non- agricultural purposes. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioners filed amendment petitions challenging the order of the third respondent dated 26.09.2019 and the said amendment petitions are allowed.

10. Per contra, learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents has submitted that even though the appeal has been allowed by this Court in A.S.No.274 of 2007, still the appellants and their predecessors-in-title are liable to file a declaration under Section 8(1) of the Land Reforms Act and in the absence of filing of such declaration, the appellants are not entitled for seeking conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural purposes. He further contended that since the declarations have not been filed, the properties have been included in the prohibited list and unless the appellants obtain necessary permission from the Tribunal constituted under the Land Reforms Act, they are not entitled to NOC for conversion of agricultural land to non- agricultural land and for deletion of lands from Section 22-A of the Registration Act. Further, it is also submitted that the order of the learned Single Judge is a reasoned order and not warranting interference exercising powers under the Letters Patent jurisdiction and prayed for dismissal of the writ appeals.

14. In this case, neither the original land owners nor the appellants who alleged to have purchased the lands by way of agreement of sale, to an extent of Acs.50.00 each out of the total extent of Acs.373.22 guntas, have filed any declaration. Certainly, as per the provisions of the Land Reforms Act, they are liable to file a declaration and non-filing of the declaration disentitled them for seeking conversion of agricultural land into non- agricultural purposes. Further, if such conversion is allowed, it defeats the very object of the Land Reforms Act. As per Section 17, no person whose holding exceeds the ceiling limits is entitled for conversion of agricultural land into non-agricultural purposes until he or the family unit, as the case may be, has furnished a declaration under Section 8 and the extent of land, if any to be surrendered in respect of his holding or that of his family unit as determined by the Tribunal and to that effect, an order has been passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer cum Land Reforms Tribunal and excess land being surrendered to the Government.

15. None of the appellants have filed any declaration under the provisions of the Land Reforms Act to seek permission for conversion of agricultural land into non- agricultural purposes under the provisions of the Telangana Agricultural Land (Conversion For Non Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006 (Act, 2006) or under the provisions of the Telangana Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli and the Rules made thereunder.

16. In the absence of any declaration being filed, the Revenue Divisional Officer, who is also the authority as Tribunal under the Land Reforms Act, has called for a report from the Tahsildar and the Tahsildar being the competent authority has submitted a report dated 06.09.2019, in response to the letter No.L/Spl/19, dated 19.06.2019 received from the office of Revenue Divisional Officer, stating that the land in survey No.613 to an extent of Acs.373.22 guntas was recorded as Poramboke (Government land), correlating to survey Nos.1 to 191 (old) and physical status of the land is kept fallow on ground. Further, it is stated that the land is included in prohibited property under Section 22-A of the Registration Act and unless the said land is de-notified from the prohibited list, the request of the appellants/ petitioners for conversion of agricultural land into non- agriculture purpose shall not be considered. In pursuance of the same, the third respondent herein vide letter No.L/2142/2019, dated 26.09.2019 has issued an endorsement rejecting the application of the appellants/ petitioners for conversion of agriculture land into non- agriculture purposes.