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 WRIT PETITION NO: 13141 OF NIMMAGADDAr Between: C P Hari Reddy, S/o. CH Govinda Reddy, Aged Cultivation, R/o. Siddhampalle Village Mandal, Chittoor District. about 47 Years, Occ K. Patnam Post, Tavanampalle ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by Its Principal Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Chittoor District, Chittoor. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kuppam, Chittoor 4. The Tahsildar, Shantipuram Mandal 5. K.R Nagaraj Naidu, S/o. K. Agriculturist, R/o. Kutheganipalli Village Mandal, Chittoor District. Secretary Revenue District. Shantipuram, Chittoor District. Ramakrishna, Aged about 59 years, Occ- Rajupeta Post, Shantipuram r f 6. R. Shiva Kumar, S/o. Venkata Ramappa, Aged about 40 Cultivation, R/o. Gundisettipalli Village, Shantipuram Mandal, Chittoor District. years, Occ / 7. R. Jyothamma, W/o. Venkata Ramappa, Aged about 62 years, Occ > Housewife, R/o. Gundisettipalli Village, Shantipuram Mandal, Chittoor 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 a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declare the action of Respondent No.4 and their staff trying to dispossess the petitioner from the agricultural land measuring an extent of Ac.. 1.78 Cents in Sy. No.50/2A, 53/4A of Gundisettipalle Village, Shanthipuram Mandal, Chittoor District, without issuing notification under the provisions of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement of the may Act, 2013 for acquiring the land of the petitioner at the behest unofficial respondents as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Article-14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct the respondent No.4 not to interfere and dispossess the petitioner from agricultural land measuring an extent of Ac. 1.78 Cents in Sy. No.50/2A 53/4A of Gundisettipalle Village, Shanthipuram Mandai, Chittoor District. the 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 pieased to direct the respondent No,4 not to interfere and dispossess petitioner from the agricuitural land measuring an extent of Ac. 1.78 Cents may be the in Sy. NO.50/2A, 53/4A of Gundisettipalle Village, Shanthipuram Mandal, Chittoor District, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI HARINATH REDDY SOMA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 5 to 7: — The Court made the following: APHC010262442025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] FRIDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 13141/2025 Between: C P Hari Reddy ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: ...RESPONDENT(S) 1.HARINATH REDDY SOMA Counsel for the Respondent{S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: I 2 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 13141/2025 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 declare the action of respondent No. 4 and their staff trying to dispossess the petitioner from the agricultural land measuring an extent of Ac. 1.78 Cents In Sy.No.50/2A, 53/4A of Gundisettipalle Village, Shanthipuram Mandal, Chittoor District without issuing notification under the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency In Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 for acquiring the land of the petitioner at the behest of the unofficial respondents as Illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Artidel4, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No. 4 not to interfere and dispossess the petitioner from the agricultural land measuring an extent Ac. 1.78 Cents in Sy.No.50/2A, 53/4A of Gundisettipalle Village, Shanthipuram Mandal, Chittoor District and pass such other order. ” 2. During hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner, without touching the merits of the case, requested this Court to issue a direction to the respondents not to interfere and dispossess the petitioner from the subject property without following due process of 1 I law. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submits that, if the petitioner is in possession of the subject property, the respondents would follow due process of law. 3 m 4. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents, it is observed that when the petitioner possession and enjoyment of the subject property, he cannot be dispossessed, without following due process of law in view of the law declared by the Apex Court in “Rame Gowda (dead) by L.Rs. v. M.Varadappa Naidu (Dead) by LRs.^". Therefore, if the petitioner IS in possession of the subject property, the respondents are directed not to interfere and dispossess the property, except by following due process of law is in settled petitioner from the subject 5. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel miscellaneous application, pending, if any, shall also stand closed. T 2004 (1) see 769 SD/- A VIJAYA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTER //TRUE COPY// To, N OFFieER SE 1- The Principal Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi 2. The District Collector, Chittoor District 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kuppam, Chittoor District, 4. The Tahsildar, Shantipuram Mandal, 5. K.R Nagaraj Naidu, S/o. Revenue Guntur District. Chittoor. Shantipuram, Chittoor District. K. Ramakrishna, Aged about 59 . . , years, Occ- Agriculturist, R/o. Kutheganipalli Village, Rajupeta Post, Shantipuram Mandal, Chittoor District. 6- R. Shiva Kumar, Cultivation, R/o. District. R. Jyothamma, Housewife, R/o. District. S/o. Venkata Ramappa, Aged Gundisettipalli Village about 40 years, Occ Shantipuram Mandal, Chittoor W/o. Venkata Ramappa Gundisettipalli Village Aged about 62 Shantipuram Mandal, Chittoor years, Occ ■ y>ne CC to SRI. HARINATH REDDY SOMA 9- Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE Three CD Copies Advocate fOPUC] High Court Of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 10. sree high court DATED;09/05/2025 ORDER WP.No.13141 of 2025 disposing of the WITHOUT COSTS W.P.