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2025 DAILYLAW 12459 (AP)

RAJABOINA GOUTHU LAXMI v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

WP/7626/2025 · 2025-04-07

Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAV. (Special Original Jurisdiction) < ff'i •O' MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE If® -<r« > O PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 7626 OF 2025 Between: 1. Rajaboina Gouthu Laxmi, W/o Late Ramesh, aged about 38 years, Occ: Agriculture Labourer, R/o Ayyavaripally Village, K.Buduguntapally Post, Koduru Mandal, Annamayya District. 2. Mosuru Siva Sankar, S/o Late Subbanna, aged about 48 years, Occ: Agriculture Labourer, R/o Ayyavaripally Village, K.Buduguntapall y Post, Koduru Mandal, Annamayya District. 3. Singamala Venkata Subbaiah, S/o Late Ramesh, aged about 52 years, Occ; Agriculture Labourer, R/o Ayyavaripally Village, K.Buduguntapally Post, Koduru Mandal, Annamayya District. 4. Korametia Venkata Ramana, S/o Subbarayudu, aged about 44 years, Occ: Agriculture Labourer, R/o Ayyavaripally Village, K.Buduguntapally Post, Koduru Mandal, Annamayya District. 5. Manyam Sreedhar, S/o M.C.Obulu, aged about 50 years, Occ: Agriculture Labourer, R/o Ambedkarnagar, Koduru post, Koduru Mandal, Annamayya District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its PrI. Secretary, Revenue Department, AP Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Rayachoti, Annamayya District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajampeta, Annamayya District. 4. The Tahsildar, Railwaykoduru mandal, Annamayya District. 6 ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the impugned action of the respondents in not assigning the land an extent of Ac.2.00 cents each in Sy.No.1862, of Koduru East Village, Railwaykoduru Mandal, Annamayya District is illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently declare that the petitioners are entitled to grant DKT Patta being below poverty line category family. lA No: 1 OF 2025 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 direct the respondents to forthwith consider the representation dt.24.01.2025 made by the petitioners pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI EADARA PEDDANNA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: ASST.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010146242025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] MONDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 7626/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER(S) Rajaboina Gouthu Laxmi and Others AND ...RESPONDENT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner(S); 1.EADARA PEDDANNA Counsel for the Respondent(S); 1.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 2 J THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 7626/2Q2fi ORDER: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of the India seeking the following reliefs:- "fo Issue a writ, order or direction more particularly _ . In the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the respondents in not assigning the land an extent of Ac.2.00 cents each in Sy.No. 1862 of Koduru east village, Railwaykoduru Mandal, Annamayya district is illega,l arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently declare that the petitioners are entitled to grant DKT Patta being below poverty line category family and pass such other order. ” 2. Though the petitioners made several allegations against the respondents, during hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners requested this Court, to issue a direction to the respondents to dispose of the representation dated 24.01.2025 filed by the petitioners. one 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue agreed to dispose of the representation, if any pending with the respondents. 4. In view of the submission of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for 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. 3 \ 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 representation dated 24.01.2025, this Court find no other alternative except to issue such direction. 5. In the result, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to consider and dispose of the representation dated 24.01.2025 filed by the petitioners, after providing opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, at the earliest. There shall be no order as to costs. As*a* sequel miscellaneous application, pending, if any, shall also stand closed. Sd/- M. SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ^2019(8) SCALE 544 //TRUE COPY// SECfi^OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Velagapudi. Amaravati, Guntur District. Collector, Rayachoti, Annamayya District. Divisional Officer, Rajampeta, Annamayya District. Railwaykoduru Mandal, Annamayya District. 2. The District 3. The Revenue 4. The Tahsildar, 5 One CC to Sri Eadara Peddanna, Advocate [OPUC] High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 6. Two CCS to GP for Revenue 7. Three CD Copies. g> E HIGH COURT DATED:07/04/2025 ORDER WP.No.7626 of 2025 AHD«/gJ5 g’ DIMM MB ^ Current S*®**®”^ DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS