APHC010283782025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] WEDNESDAY ,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 14372/2025 Between: T Govindu ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. HARINATH REDDY SOMA 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: 14372/2025 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 the respondents in trying to dispossess the petitioner from the lands to an extent of Ac.1.85 Cents in Sy.No.876/3, Ac.0.29 Cents in Sy.No.876/4 of Penumur Village, Penumur Mandal, Chittoor District, despite filing an appeal on 07.04.2025 against proceedings dated 10.02.2025 in Roc.No.A/112/2024 issued by the 4th respondent under the Provisions of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Probation of Transfers) Act, 1977 is illegal, arbitrary and against the provisions of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 and in violation of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere and dispossess the petitioner from the lands to an extent of Ac.1.85 Cents in Sy.No.876/3, Ac.0.29 Cents in Sy.No.876/4 of Penumur Village, Penumur Mandal, Chittoor District 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 appeal dated 07.04.2025 preferred by the petitioner. 3 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue readily agreed to dispose of the appeal, 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 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.Venkatesh1”, 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 appeal, 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 appeal dated 07.04.2025 preferred by the petitioner before the 3rd respondent, 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. Till then, status-quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained by all the parties concerned in respect of the possession and revenue entries of the subject property. There shall be no order as to costs. 1 2019 (8) SCALE 544 4 As a sequel miscellaneous application, pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 18.06.2025 TTPPSS 5 27 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 14372/2025 18.06.2025 TTPPSS