1 APHC010151132020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3505] THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 9282/2020 Between: Thiruveedhula Venkatarathnam and another ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 2 The Court made the following: The present writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents No.3 and 4 in interfering with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioners agricultural lands and house to an extent of Ac.7.00 cents in Sy.No.2420-B1A2A and Sy.No.2420-B1A1 in Sarvepalli Bit-II Village, Venkatachalem Mandal, SPSR Nellore District without issuing any notice or without following procedure as law. 2. It is the case of the 1st petitioner that his mother Smt.Rukkiminamma, purchased land admeasuring an extent of Ac.20.22 cents in Sy.no.2420 of Sarvepalli Bit-II Village, Venkatachalem Mandal, SPSR Nellore District by virtue of registered sale deed dated 24.04.1956 vide document No.301/56. After the death of the said Rukkiminamma, the property devolved on the petitioners, as they are the son and grandson of the said Rukkiminamma. It is the further case of the petitioners that, while so, on 22.05.2020, the 4th respondent along with his staff visited the land of the petitioners and started digging a trench. It is their further case that when the action of the 4th respondent was questioned, they were informed that the Government proposed to lay irrigation channel in the subject lands and threatened the petitioners that they would demolish their house and the remaining land would be allotted towards house pattas in favour of eligible landless poor persons under ‘Navaratanalu Scheme’. As the respondents interfered with the possession of the petitioners without issuing any notice, the present writ petition is filed. 3 3. This Court by order dated 27.05.2020 directed the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners without following due process of law. 4. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue represented that in view of interim order and pendency of the present writ petition, no further action was initiated. 5. Taking into consideration of the submission made by both counsel, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners from the subject lands without following due process of law. As a sequel, pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. _____________________ JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR Dt.03.04.2025 KGR