APHC010153032025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] FRIDAY ,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 7983/2025 Between: Somagattu Ramachandra Reddy ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. AYESHA AZMA S Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO:7983/2025 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking following relief: “to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring inaction of the respondents especially the Respondent No.2 herein in passing any orders for deletion of subject matter land in Sy.No.313 admeasuring 5.35 acres in Reddipalli Village, Nallamada Mandal, Sri Satya Sai district from the list of Prohibited lands notified under Section 22A(1)(b) of Registration Act inspite there being a comprehensive Report by the Respondent no.4 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 300- A of the Constitution of India and contrary to Section 7 of A.P.Dotted Land (Updating in ReSettlement Register) Act, 2017 and consequently direct the respondents to allow the claim of the petitioner and passsuch other order or orders….” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the claim of the petitioner, respondent No.4 herein submitted a report dated 30.12.2024 to the District Collector/ respondent No.2 herein, who is competent authority to delete the subject land from the list of prohibited properties, wherein the operative portion said report reads as follows: “In view of the above, I submit that the claim of the applicant may be accepted for updating of the applicant name to the land in Sy.No.313 extent Ac.5.35 cents as pattadar in Re-Settlement register of Reddipalli Village duly deleting the land in Sy.No.313, extent Ac.5.35 cents under Section 22A(1)(b) of the Registration Act, 1908 of Reddipalli Village, Nallamada Mandal vide Sl.No.114.” 3. On perusal of the said report/ proceedings, the petitioner is entitled for updation of his name as pattadar in respect of the land admeasuring to an extent of Ac.5.35 cents in Sy.No.313 in the resettlement register by duly deleting the subject land from the list of prohibited properties under Section 22A(1)(b) of the Registration Act, 1908. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that even though the report submitted on 30.12.2024, so far, respondent No.2 neither acted upon nor issued any proceedings. Hence, writ petition. 4. On the other hand, learned Government Pleader for the respondents submits that in view of the report submitted by the respondent No.4 to the respondent No.2, the petitioner is entitled for updating himself as pattadar in respect of the subject property and it would be considered by respondent No.2 at the earliest, in accordance with law. 5. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents. 6. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for the respondents and on perusal of the report dated 30.12.2024, the respondent No.2 is under statutory obligation to proceed further by considering the report of the respondent No.4 dated 30.12.2024 and to issue proceedings as per Section 22A(1)(b) of the Registration Act, 1908. Therefore, the respondent No.2 is directed to consider the report dated 30.12.2024 issued by respondent No.4, if necessary, after providing opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as other stake holders, if any and pass appropriate orders, within a period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed. _______________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 28.03.2025 BSP 264 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION No.7983 of 2025 28.03.2025 BSP