APHC010264142025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] MONDAY ,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 13256/2025 Between: B Ranganathappa ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P NARASIMHULU 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: 13256/2025 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 4th respondent in not considering the representation vide application No.MUT250428036459 dated 28.04.2025 under Form 6-A submitted by the petitioner for issuance of the pattadhar passbook and title deeds in respect of the land being an extent of Ac.0.40 cents out of Ac.5.47 cents in Sy.No.351-2 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the A.P. Rights in Land for issuance of Pattadar passbook and Title deeds Act and Rules made there under 1971 and also violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to mutate the name in favour of the petitioner in respect of the subject land and pass such other order.” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner submitted Form 6-A application for mutation of the subject land in his favour on 28.04.2025. Even after receipt of the same, the respondents are neither taking any steps for mutation nor rejecting the said application by giving necessary reasons. 4. On the other hand, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents furnished written instructions dated 10.06.2025 3 issued by the 4th respondent, wherein it is stated that Form-6A application was considered basing upon the record available with the office and rejected the said application vide proceedings dated 22.05.2025. The said rejection order was also communicated to the petitioner through a speed post on 23.05.2025. 6. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents further submits that if the petitioner has any grievance with regard to the rejection order, the petitioner may challenge the same by way of statutory appeal. 7. In reply, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that even though it is stated that the order of rejection was communicated to the petitioner, but so far the same was not received by the petitioner. Therefore, the respondent authorities should be directed to communicate/serve the order of rejection to the petitioner. Then the petitioner will take steps in accordance with law. 8. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents and in view of the orders passed by the 4th respondent rejecting the claim of the petitioner, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the respondents to serve the copy of the rejection order to the petitioner, if not served till date, within a period of one(1) week from the date of 4 receipt of copy of this Order. Upon receipt of the said order of rejection, if the petitioner feels aggrieved, he is entitled to challenge the same before the authority concerned, in accordance with law. 9. 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. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 16.06.2025 TTPPSS 5 15 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 13256/2025 16.06.2025 TTPPSS