IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 12929 OF 2025 Between: 1. Maddiralla Kancham Reddy, S/o. Baya Reddy, Age 46 years, Devaravandlapalli, T.Sakibanda Village Chinnamandyam Mandal, Annamayya District. 2. Smt. Maddiralla. Reddi Sudha, W/o. Srinivasula Reddy, Age 35 years, Devaravandlapalli, T.Sakibanda Village Chinnamandyam Mandal, Annamayya District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration Department of Revenue, Govt of Andhra Pradesh Mangalagiri Amaravati. 3. The Commissioner Survey Settlement and Land Records, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Currency Nagar, Vijayawada. 4. The Surveyor General of India, Represented by its Secretary, Union of India, O/o. Post Box No 37 Survey of India, Hathibakala Estate Dehradun Utttarakhand 248001. 5. The District Collector, Anamaya District, Raya Choti. 6. The Joint Collector, Anamayya District, Raya Choti. 7. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Raya Choti, Anamaya District. 8. The Tahsildar, Chinnamandem Mandal, Anamaya District. 9. The Deputy Forest Range Officer, Raya Choti, Annamayya 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 be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature in WRIT of MANDAMUS aggrieved by the impugned Joint Inspection Report Dated 17.4.2025 and to declare action of the 6‘^ Respondent Joint Collector, Annamayya District in failing to conduct Joint Survey by the Chief Commissioner Land Administration(CCLA) Commissioner Survey of Settlement and Land Records(CSS&LR) and Survey Report for identifying the authenticate boundaries of Petitioners land may and in Sy No 684 which includes Petitioners D Patta Lands in Sy No 684/4, Sy No 684/6 to an extent of Ac 2.50 of Devaravandlapalli, T.Sakibanda Village, Chinnamandyam Mandal, Annamayya District and failing to consider the Petitioner application for conducting Joint Survey by the aforementioned authorities vide Application Dated 6.4.2023 in Proceedings Ref.No E1/494/2021 Dated 17.6.2021 and instead of Joint Survey, the Respondents Illegally conducted a Joint Inspection and concluded the land as Forest besides authenticated Records vide above Joint Inspection Report Dated 17.4.2025 which total indiscrimination and the same is highly illegal; arbitrary, unjust, irrational and contrary to law and violations of Principles of Natural Justice and violates the Articles 300- A, 14 21 of Constitution of India and Consequently set aside consequently set aside the impugned Joint Inspection Report Dated 17.4.2025 and further direct the by the 6*^ Respondent to forthwith order to conduct Joint Survey as per Application Dated 6.4.2023 in Ref.No El/494/2021 Dated 17.6.2021 by CCLA, CSS&LR and Survey of India to identify boundaries of Petitioners Lands. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court be pleased Suspend the 6th Respondent Proceedings Ref.No El/494/2021 pending consideration of Petitioners application dated 6.4.2023 may for conducting of Joint Survey by CCI_A, CSS&LR and Survey of India, pending disposal of Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI S. SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 & 5 to 8 : GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.4 : SRI P. PONNA RAO, DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA Counsel for the Respondent No.9 : GP FOR FOREST The Court made the following: ORDER f ^PHC010259012025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 0*0 [3329] 0 L-.-■: H FRIDAY ,THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT the honourable SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 12929/2025 getween: IVladdiralla Kancham Reddy and Others AND ...PETITIONER(S) The State Of Ap and Others Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.S SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE 2.GP FOR FORESTS The Court made the following: ...RESPONDENT(S) THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO:12929/2025 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 the nature In WRIT of MANDAMUS aggrieved by the impugned Joint Inspection Report Dated 17.4.2025 and to declare action of the 6™ Respondent Joint Collector Annamayya District in failing to conduct Joint Survey by the Chief Commissioner Land Administration CCLA and Commissioner Survey of Settlement and Land Records CSS LR and Survey Report for identifying the authenticate boundaries of Petitioners land in Sy.No.684 which includes Petitioners D Patta Lands in Sy.No.684/4, Sy. No.684/6 to an extent of Ac. 2.50 of Devaravandlapalli, .TSakibanda Village, Chinnamandyam Mandal, Annamayya District and failing to consider the Petitioner application for conducting Joint Survey by the aforementioned authorities vide Application Dated 6.4.2023 in Proceedings Ref No.El/494/2021 Dated 17.6.2021 and Instead of Joint Survey the Respondents illegally conducted a Joint Inspection and concluded the land as Forest besides authenticated Records vide above Joint Inspection Report Dated 17.4.2025 which total Indiscrimination and the same is highly Illegal, arbitrary, unjust, irrational and contrary to law and violations of Principles of Natural Justice and violates the Articles 300-A, 14, 21 of Constitution of India and Consequently set aside the impugned Joint Inspection Report Dated 17.4.2025 and further direct the 6™ Respondent to forthwith order to conduct Joint Survey as per Application Dated 6.4.2023 In Ref No.El/494/2021 Dated 17.6.202f by CCLA, CSS&LR and Survey of India to Identify boundaries of Petitioners Lands and pass such other order or orders....” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents. 3. Though the petitioners made several allegations against the respondents, during hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners requested this Court, without touching the merits of the case, to issue a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the application dated 06.04.2023 submitted by the petitioners. 4. On the other hand, learned Government Pleader for Revenue respondents readily agreed to dispose of the application dated 06.04.2023 submitted by the petitioners, pending with the authorities, within a reasonable time. for the 5. In view of the submission of the learned 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, 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 petitioners himself requested to issue a direction to dispose of the application in 2004 (I) see 769 Jated 06.04.2023, this Court find no other alternative except to issue such direction. In the result, with the consent of both the learned counsel, the writ 6. petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to consider and dispose of the application dated 06.04.2023 submitted by the petitioners, after providing opportunity of hearing to all the parties concerned, within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous • Petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed. SD/- N.N'AGAMMA\ ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTI^OfjC&FFiCER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration Department of Revenue, Govt, of Andhra Pradesh Mangalagiri Amaravati. 3. The Commissioner Survey Settlement and Land Records, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Currency Nagar, Vijayawada. 4. The Secretary, Surveyor General of India, Union of India, O/o. Post Box No 37 Survey of India, Hathibakala Estate Dehradun Utttarakhand - 248001. 5. . The District Collector, Anamaya District, Raya Choti. 6. The Joint Collector, Anamayya District, Raya Choti. 7. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Raya Choti, Anamaya District. 8. The Tahsildar, Chinnamandem Mandal, Anamaya District. 9. The Deputy Forest Range Officer, Raya Choti, Annamayya District. 10.One CC to Sri S Srinivasa Rao, Advocate [OPUC] 11 .Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 12. Two CCs to GP for Forest, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 13. One CC to Sri P. Ponna Rao, Deputy Solicitor General of India (OPUC) 14. Three C.D. Copies. Cnr ✓ HIGH COURT DATED:09/05/2025 ORDER WP.No. 12929 of 2025 #o '.lo 'o'i ml' 2 9 MAY 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS