NAGAM NARASIMHA REDDY v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
WP/14450/2025 · 2025-06-17
Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda
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^*«sas APHC010292202025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) Oo 2 WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE W TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE N PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 14450 OF 2025 Between: Nagam Narasimha Reddy, S/o. Nagam Lakshmi Reddy, aged 44 years, Occ: Cultivation, R/o. D.No. 1-107, Peddapalli village, Sidhout Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District. ...Petitioner AND
1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Assignment) Department, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Y.S.R. Kadapa District, Kadapa. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kadapa, Y.S.R. Kadapa District. 4. The Tahsildar, Sidhout Mandal, Kurnool 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 may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ Order or direction, declaring the impugned notice Ref. No. B/454/2025 dated 05-06- 2025 issued by the respondent No.4 Tahsildar, Sidhout Mandal, Y.S.R. District, proposing to evict petitioner from the land Ac. 1.05 Cts in Sy.No. 568/5 of Peddapalli Village, Sidhout Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District, as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of
India and for a consequential direction to the respondents to assign the land Ac. 1.05 Cts in Sy.No.568/5 of Peddapalli Village, Sidhout Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District, to petitioner. ■ns 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 may be pleased ay be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings including dispossession of the petitioner in pursuant to the impugned notice Ref.No. B/454/2025 dated 05-06-2025 on the file of the Tahsildar, Sidhout andal, Y.S.R. District, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI D. KRISHNA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER
APHC010292202025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) S5B [3329] WEDNESDAY ,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 14450/2n?fi Between: Nagam Narasimha Reddy ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner:
1.D KRISHNA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following:
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 14450/2025
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 in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned notice RefNo.B/454/2025 dated 05.06.2025 issued by the respondent No.4/Tahsildar, Sidhout Mandal, Y.S.R. District, proposing to evict the petitioner from the land Ac. 1.05 Cts in Sy.No.568/5 of Peddapalli Village, Sidhout Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and for a consequential direction to the respondents to assign the land Ac. 1.05 Cts in Sy. No. 568/5 of Peddapalli Village, Sidhout Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District to the petitioner and pass such other order. one
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is having land admeasuring to an extent of Ac. 1.56 cents in Sy.No.570 of Peddapalli Village of Sdhout Mandal. There is a Government land admeasuring to an extent of Ac. 1.05 cents in Sy.No.568/5, which was adjacent to the petitioner’s land. The petitioner’s family is under the occupation of the said government land, since long time. The petitioner also made an application to the respondents requesting to assign the said government land in favour of the petitioner. While things stood thus without considering the
3 application of the petitioner, the respondents issued a notice under Section 7 of the Andhra Pradesh Act No.3 of 1905, dated 05.06.2025 to the petitioner, calling for explanation. Hence, the Writ Petition.
4. Learned Government Pleader for the respondents submits that the land admeasuring to an extent of Ac. 1.05 cent in Sy.No.568/5 of Peddapalii Village is classified as government land and the said land is under the occupation of the petitioner’s family. Hence, notice under section 7 of the Act was issued to the petitioner. But the petitioner did not submit his explanation so far. If the petitioner submits explanation, the respondent authorities will consider the same and pass appropriate orders.
5. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the petitioner to submit an explanation along with documents if any, pursuant to the notice dated 05.06.2025, within a period of three(3) weeks from today. Further the respondents are directed to consider the application of the petitioner, if the same is pending for consideration and as per his eligibility and suitability for grant of D-Form patta, pass appropriate orders, after considering his explanation to the notice dated 05.06.2025, within a period of two(2) months thereafter. Pending disposal of the said
> 4 application, the respondents are
directed not to dispossess the petitioner from the subject property.
6. 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.
Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,
1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue (Assignment) Department. State of Andhra Pradesh, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.
2. The District Collector, Y.S.R. Kadapa District, Kadapa.
3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kadapa, Y.S.R. Kadapa District.
4. The Tahsildar, Sidhout Mandal, Kurnool District.
5. One CC to Sri D. Krishna Murthy Advocate [OPUC]
6. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati [OUT]
7. Three CD Copies Cnr
J HIGH COURT DATED:18/06/2025
ORDER WP 14450/2025 <'5> I 0 <1 Jill 2«?5 I DISPOSING OF THE W.P.
WITHOUT COSTS