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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) APHC010293842025 ru- FRIDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 14739 OF 2025 iO Between: Nenavath Deva Naik, S/o. Bagunu Naik Aged 40 years, Occ. Farmer, R/o. 5- 25, Obulnaidu Palem, Pothunuru Revenue Village, Guntur West Mandal, Guntur District ...Petitloner/s AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District The District Collector, Guntur District The Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur Division, Guntur District The Tahsildar, Guntur West Mandal Guntur District Koduri Manikanta Kumar, S/o. Not Known to Petitioner R/o. Governerpet, Vijayawada NTR District
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ...Respondent/s 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 writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of mandamus by declaring the action of the 4th respondent threatening to dispossess the petitioner from his assigned agriculture land admeasuring Ac. 2.40 cents in Sy No. 290 of Chodavaram Village, Guntur Rural Mandal, Guntur District, without following due process of law and without considering the explanation furnished by the petitioner in response to the notice issued by the 4th respondent dated 20-05-2025 and without passing final orders on the
complaint made by the 5th respondent herein is illegal, arbitrary and unponstitutional. llrNO-1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 GPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased- may be pleased to direct the respondent authorities not to dispossess the petitioner from his agriculture land admeasuring Ac. 2.40 cents in Sy No. 290 of Chodavaram Village, Guntur Rural Mandal, Guntur District, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: NEELAM SANKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following Order:
APHC010293842025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] FRIDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 14739/2025 Between: Nenavath Deva Naik ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT{S) Counsel for the Petitioner:
1.NEELAM SANKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following:
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO:14739/2025
ORDER: The present writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking following relief:
“ to issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of mandamus by declaring the action of the 4^^ respondent threatening to dispossess the petitioner from his assigned agriculture land admeasuring Ac. 2.40 cents in Sy.No.290 of Chodavaram Village, Guntur Rural Mandal, Guntur District, without following due process of law and without considering the explanation furnished by the petitioner in response to the notice issued by the 4^^ respondent dated 20.05.2025 and without passing final orders on the complaint respondent herein is Illegal, arbitrary, th made by the 5 unconstitutional and pass such other order or orders.... Heard
learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government
2. Pleader for Revenue for the respondents.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner herein is the absolute owner and possessor of the land admeasuring to an extent of Ac.2.40 cents in Sy.No.290 of Chodavaram Village, Guntur Rural Mandal, Guntur District having acquired the same by way of assignment. Since from the date of assignment, the petitioner has been in peaceful possession and enjoyment of the subject property without there being any interference or hindrance from any quarter. Further, the petitioner herein purchased an extent
3.
of Ac.1.50 cents in Sy.No.290 out of Ac.2.80 cents from one Sri Bella Draksharamam for a valid sale
consideration. While so. basing on the complaint given by respondent No.5, respondent No.4 herein is interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the land admeasuring Ac.2.40 cents in Sy.No.290 of Chodavaram Village, Guntur Rural Mandal, Guntur District, which was assigned to the petitioner. Later, without serving the complaint of respondent No.5, the respondent No.4 herein issued impugned proceedings dated 20.05.2025 to the petitioner, directing to appear before him on 27.05.2025 along with all the documents pertaining to the land to an extent of Ac.2.40 cents in Sy.No.290. For which, the petitioner herein submitted his detailed explanation dated 02.06.2025 to the respondent authorities. Even after receipt of the said representation, the respondents neither considered the same and passed any order nor acted upon the said explanation and withdrawn the enquiry. Hence, the writ petition.
4. On the other hand, learned Government Pleader for Revenue submits that the explanation dated 02.06.2025 submitted by the petitioner pursuant to the notice dated 20.05.2025 would be considered by the respondents in accordance with law, within a reasonable time.
5. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for the respondents, on perusal of the material placed on record, this Court is of the considered view that the present writ petition can be disposed of, directing the respondents to consider the explanation submitted by the petitioner on 02.06.2025 pursuant to the
notice dated 20.05.2025, after conducting a detailed enquiry and pass appropriate orders, after providing opportunity of hearing to all the parties concerned, in accordance with law, within the date of receipt of a
directed not to interfere with the peaceful a period of two (02) months from copy of this order. Till then, the respondents are possession and enjoyment of the subject property of the petitioner.
6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending petition shall stand closed. in the writ Sd/- M SRtNSVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// ScC ! ION OrrSCER To,
1. The Principal Secretary Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District
2. The District Collector, Guntur District
3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur Division, Guntur District
4. The Tahsildar, Guntur West Mandal Guntur District
5. One CC to Sri. Neelam Sankara Rao, Advocate [OPUC]
7. Two CCs to the GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT]
8. Two CD Copies vna
HIGH COURT DATED:20/06/2025
ORDER W.P. No. 14739/2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS