***«*«, IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) gou^ r TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE » \ * PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 6813 OF 2025 Between: 1. Botta Satyanarayana, S/o. Somaraju Aged 38 Years, Occ: Cultivation 2. Botta Peddi Raju, S/o. Botta Somaraju, Aged 40 years Occ: Cultivation 3. Botta Surya Rao, S/o. Botta Veeraswamy, Aged 43 years, Occ: Cultivation 4. Botta Peddintlu @ Mummadi Peddintlu, W/o. Tatharao, Age 38 Years, Occ: Cultivation All are R/o. Kamathamgunta Village, Telikicharla Panchayat, Nallajarla Mandal, East Godavari District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, East Godavari District at Rajamahendravaram. 3. The Joint Collector, East Godavari District at Rajamahendrava ram, 4. The District Revenue Officer, Rajamahendravaram City, East Godavari District. 5. The Revenue Divisional officer, Kovvuru Revenue Division, East Godavari District. 6. The Tahslldar, Nallajarla Mandal, East Godavari District. 7. Gokha Satya Sai Naga Chandra Rao, S/o. Late Venkata Ratnam, Age 65 years R/o. D.No.2-2, Main Road, V.A. Puram, Kakarlamudi Village, Pentapadu Mandal, West Godavari District. * ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in th^^fircumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may oe pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of respondents more particularly 3'’^ respondent in not deciding petitioners' Revision petition and stay petition dated 16.12.2024 filed by the petitioners under section 9 of Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971, questioning order dated 21.09.2024 in Appeal No.Lands-1/e-469565/2023 passed by 4**^ respondent within the statutory framework of the time as illegal, irregular, irrational and violative of provisions of Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbook Act, 1971 and offends Articles 14, 21 and 300(A) of constitution of India and consequently direct the 3 respondent to decide said revision petition as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law by complying with the rules of audi-alterm- patrem. -y ■'. -y ■'. rd lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 3^'' respondent to decide the Revision petition and stay petition dated 16.12.2024 filed by petitioners as against the order in Appeal No. Lands-1/e-469565/2023 passed by the 4‘^ respondent, in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, pending disposal of the main petition. Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI PETLURI NAGA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 6 : GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.7 : NONE APPEARED The Court made the following: ORDER pi APHC010130302025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] TUESDAY .THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 6813/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER(S) BottaSatyanarayana and Others AND ...RESPONDENT(S) The State Of Ap and Others Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.PETLURI NAGA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: w M V THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 6813/2025 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking following relief; “ to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of respondents more particularly 3"^ respondent in not deciding petitioners Revision petition and stay petition dated 16.12.2024 filed by the petitioners’ under section 9 of Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 questioning order dated 21.09.2024 in Appeal No.Lands-1/e469565/2023 passed by 4‘^respondent within the statutory framework of the time illegal, irregula,r irrational and violative of provisions of Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbook Act, 1971 and offends Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of constitution of India and consequently direct the 3F^ respondent to decide said revision petition as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law by complying with the rules of audl-alterm-patrem and pass such other order or orders....” as 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that it will be suffice if a direction is given to respondent authorities, more particularly, 3'^^ respondent herein to consider and dispose of the Revision petition dated 16.12.2024 filed th by the petitioners aggrieved by the orders dated 21.09.2024 passed by 4 respondent in Appeal No.Lands-1/e469565/2023. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents would 4. submit that the revision dated 16.12.2024 filed by the petitioners would be considered by the respondent authorities, in accordance with law, within a reasonable time. In view of the submission made by the learned Government Pleader for 5. Revenue, this Court need not decide the truth or otherwise of the allegations made in the petition. This Court is conscious that no such direction be issued, in view of the judgment of the Apex Court in “The Government of India v. P.Venkatesh^”, wherein the Apex Court held that such orders may make for a quick or easy disposal of cases in overburdened adjudicatory institutions. But, they do not serve to the cause of justice. As the learned counsel for the petitioners himself requested to issue a direction to dispose of the revision dated 16.12.2024, this Court find no other alternative except to issue such direction. Accordingly, with the consent of both the learned counsel^ the present 6. Writ Petition is disposed of, with a direction to the respondent authorities, more particularly, 3'^'^ respondent herein to consider and dispose of the Revision dated 16.12.2024 filed by the petitioners, in accordance with law. after providing opportunity of hearing to both the parties, within a period of 2019 (8) SCALE S44 - three (03) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed. Sd/- N NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SEdxfeffo^CER To. 1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Velagapudi Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, East Godavari District at Rajamahendravaram. 3. The Joint Collector, East Godavari District at Rajamahendrava ram, 4. The District Revenue Officer, Rajamahendravaram City, East Godavari District. 5. The Revenue Divisional officer, Kovvuru Revenue Division, East Godavari District. 6. The Tahslldar, Nallajarla Mandal, East Godavari District. 7. One CC to Sri Petiuri Naga Raju, Advocate [OPUC] 8. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 9. Three C.D. Copies. Cnr HIGH COURT DATED:18/03/2025 t 03 APR 2025 | ^ . Current Section ^^£^spatcW55-^ ORDER WP.No.6813 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS