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2025 DAILYLAW 12755 (AP)

SESETTI SURYA NARAYANA v. THE STATE OF AP

WP/7745/2025 · 2025-03-25

Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda

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V; IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 7745 OF 2025 Between: Sesetti Surya Narayana, S/o. Late Surya Rao, Aged 77 years, R/o. Plot No.1, 10-292, Lakshmi Narayana Apartment, Revenue Colony Near Cooperative Bank, Visalakshi Nagar, Visakhapatnam. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhimunipatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 4. The Tahsildar, Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal Visakhapatnam District. ...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 order or direction more particularly in the nature WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents for deleting petitioners land from online and not considering petitioner's representation dated 16-10-2024 is arbitrary, illegal, violation of principals of natural justice and violation of Articles 14, 19, 20, 21 & 300A of the Constitution of India, consequently direct the respondents to restore the petitioner's land i.e., an extent Ac 5-36 cents in Sy.No.296/14 in online records. i s 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 ' pleasedf^o direct the respondents to restore the petitioner’s land i.e., an extent Ac 5-36 cents in Sy.No.296/14 in online records. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI G.V.V.S.VARA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER A' PCS' f. ^ ::1;: APHC010151322025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 7745/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER Sesetti Surya Narayana AND ...RESPONDENT(S) The State Of Ap and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.G VVS VARA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE f 2 ORDER: The Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed by the Petitioner for the following relief: “...to issue an order or direction more particularly in the nature writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents for deleting petitioners land from online and not considering petitioners representation dated 16.10.2024 is arbitrary, illegal and violation of principals of natural justice and violation of Articles 14, 19, 20, 21 and 300(A) of the Constitution of India consequently direct the respondents to restore the petitioners land i.e., an extent Ac. 5-36cents in Sy No 296/14...” Though the petitioner made several allegations against the respondents, during hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner requested this Court, without touching the merits of the case, to issue a direction to the respondents to dispose of the representation dated 16.10.2024 of the Petitioner. 2. 3. Learned Standing Counsel for Respondents readily agreed to dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 16.10.2024, if any pending with the authorities. 4. In view of the submission of the learned Standing Counsel for Respondents, this Court need not decide the truth or othen^/ise of the .-7T '■JJ ::3:: 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 no service to the cause of justice. As the learned counsel for the petitioner himself requested to issue a direction to dispose of the representation 16.10.2024, this Court find no other alternative except to issue such direction. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to 5. dispose of the representation dated 16.10.2024 of the Petitioner within three (03) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order by passing a speaking order. No costs.- Consequently, interlocutory applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ^2019(8) SCALE 544 Sd/~ N. NAGAMMA ASSISTANT,REGISTRAR \h //TRUE COPY// N OFFICER To, Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, State of Andhera Pradesh Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhimunipatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 4. The Tahsildar, Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal Visakhapatnam District. 5. One CC to Sri G.V.V.S.Vara Prasad, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 7. Three CD Copies. 1. The g' > s HIGH COURT gi DATED:25/03/2025 ORDER WP.No.7745 of 2025 1 O' C 4 APR ?P?5 , Current Section . DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS