] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAV (Special Original Jurisdiction)/^ WEDNESDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 12580 OF 2025 Between: Gummadikayala Sudhakar Reddy, S/o. Late G. Sidda Reddy, aged about 50 years, R/o. Matlivaripalli Village, Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District ( now Annamayya District) ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of A.P, rep. by its PrI. Secretary, Revenue Department, A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi. 2. The District Collector, at Rayachoti, Annamayya District. 3. The Mandal Tahsildar,, Kurabalakota Mandal, Annamayya District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in topleased to issue any writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2""' respondent in including the petitioner's land in an extent of Ac.0.60 cents Sy.No.688/1 of Matlivaripalli Village, Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District (Annamayya District) as prohibited lands u/s 22-A of Registration Act as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to delete the said property from the list of prohibited properties u/s 22-A of The Registration Act. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 2^^ respondent to delete the land in an extent of Ac.0.60 cents in Sy.No.688/1 of Matlivaripalli Village, Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District (Annamayya District from the prohibited category under Sec.22(A)(l) of the Registration Acf. Counsel for the Petltioner(s):SRI. YANAGUNURU SHASHANK Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: APHC010252532025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] WEDNESDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMWIAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 12580/2025 Between: Gummadikayala Sudhakar Reddy ...PETITIONER AND The State Of A P and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.YANAGUNURU SHASHANK Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 2 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 12580/2025 ORDER: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of the India seeking the following reliefs:- “to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one In the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2"*^ respondent in Including the petitioner’s land admeasuring to an extent of Ac. 0.60 cents in Sy. No. 688/1 of Matlivaripalli Village, Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District (Annamayya District) as prohibited lands u/s 22-A of Registration Act, as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to delete the said property from the list of prohibited properties u/s 22-A of the Registration Act and pass such other order. ” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents. 3. 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 application dated 27.11.2024 submitted by the petitioner. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue readily agreed to dispose of the application dated 27.11.2024,if any pending with the respondents. 5. In view of the submission of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, this Court need not decide the 3 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 petitioner himself requested to issue a direction to dispose of the application dated 27.11.2024, this Court find no other alternative except to issue such direction. 6. In the result, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to consider and dispose of the application dated 27.11.2024 after providing opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, within a period of four(4) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel miscellaneous application, pending, if any, shall also stand closed. /’ SD/- V.DIWAKAR DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// 9r SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The PrI. Secretary, Revenue Department, State of A.P, A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi.[By Special Messenger] 2. The District Collector, at Rayachoti, Annamayya District. 3. The Mandal Tahsildar, Kurabalakota Mandal, Annamayya District. YANAGUNURU SHASHANK Advocate [OPUC] 4. One CC to SRI. 5. Two CCS to GP FOR REVENUE .High Court Of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 6. Three CD Copies HIGH COURT DATED:07/05/2025 ORDER ! WP.No.12580 of 2025 THE WRIT PETITION IS DISPOSED OF WITHOUT COSTS