■- ^ V APHC010316862025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 15904 OF 2025 Between: Govindu Nageswara Rao, S/o Subbarayudu, Aged 60 years, Occ- Cultivation, R/o. HNo. 4/210, Uppalur Village, Muddanur Mandal, YSR Kadapa District. ...Petitioner AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its PrI. Secretary to Govt. Revenue Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur. District Collector, YSR District at Kadapa Revenue Divisional Officer, Jammalamadugu Division, YSR Kadapa District. Tahsildar, Muddanur Mandal, YSR District. Karnati Maheswara Reddy, S/o Venkata Reddy, Aged 51 years, Occ- Cultivation, R/o HNo- 3/19, Gundlathurthi Village, Koilkuntia Mandal, Nandyal District. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ...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 appropriate writ. Order or direction, particularly a WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondent No 4 in mutating petitioners agricultural lands admeasuring Ac. 5.93 cents in survey No- 230 of s Uppalur Revenue Village, Muddanur Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District in the name of the 5th respondent without any notice to the petitioners and in complete violation of procedure stipulated under section 5(3) of AP Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971, as illegal, irregular, irrational, of Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and arbitrary, violative consequently restore the revenue entries in the name of the petitioners with respect to the lands admeasuring Ac. 5.93 cents in survey No- 230 of Uppalur Revenue Village, Muddanur Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District. Prayer is amended as per the Court’s Order dt. 19.08.2025 in lA 2/2025 in WP and Affidavit 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 may be pleased to restore the revenue entries in the name of the petitioners with respect to the lands admeasuring Ac. 5.93 cents in survey No: 230 of Uppalur Revenue Village, Muddanur Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District pending disposal of the above writ petition. Prayer is amended as per the Court’s Order dt. 19.08.2025 in lA 2/2025 in WP Counsel for the Petitioner: M/S. KODATI RAMYA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent No.5; SRI K GANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 4: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order: APHC010316862025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) mm r [3329] ml WEDNESDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 15904/2025 Between: AGED 60 1.GOVINDU NAGESWARA RAO, S/0 SUBBARAYUDU YEARS, OCC- CULTIVATION, R/O HNO 4/210, UPPALUR VILLAGE, MUDDANUR MANUAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRI. SECRETARY TO GOVT. REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR. 2.DISTRICT COLLECTOR, YSR DISTRICT AT KADAPA 3.REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, JAMMALAMADUGU DIVISION, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 4.TAHSILDAR, MUDDANUR MANUAL, YSR DISTRICT. 5.KARNATI MAHESWARA REDDY, S/0 VENKATA REDDY, AGED 51 YEARS, OCC- CULTIVATION, R/O HNO- 3/19, GUNDLATHURTHI VILLAGE, KOILKUNTIA MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. ...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 tomay be pleased to issue a appropriate writ. Order or direction, particularly a WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondent No 4 in mutating petitioners agricultural lands admeasuring Ac. 5.93 cents in 2 survey No- 230 of Uppalur Revenue Village Muddanur Mandal, Y.S. . Kadapa District in the name of the 5th respondent without any notice to the petitioners and in complete violation of procedure stipulated under section 5(3) of AP Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971, as illegal irregular, irrational, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently restore the revenue entries in the name of the petitioners with respect to the lands admeasuring Ac. 5.93 cents in survey No- of Uppalur Revenue Village, Muddanur Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District. 230 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 may be pleased may be pleased to restore the revenue entries in the name of the petitioners with respect to the lands admeasuring Ac. 5.93 cents in survey No; 230 of Uppalur Revenue Village, Muddanur Mandal, Y. S. R. Kadapa District pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.KODATI RAMYA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent(S); 1.KGANI REDDY 2.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 15904/2025 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 respondent No. 4 in mutating petitioner’s agricultural lands admeasuring Ac. 5.93 cents In survey No. 230 of Uppalur Revenue Village, Muddanur Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District in the name of the 5^^ respondent without any notice to the petitioner and in complete violation of procedure stipulated under section 5(3) of A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 as illegal, irregular, irrational, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently restore the revenue entries in the name of the petitioner with respect to the lands admeasuring Ac. 5.93 cents in survey No. 230 of Uppalur Revenue Village, Muddanur Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District and pass such other order. ” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the absolute owner of the land admeasuring to an extent of Ac.5.93 cents in Sy.No.230 of Uppalur Revenue Village, Muddanur Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District. Originally the subject property belongs to the petitioner’s ancestors. Pattadar passbooks and title deeds were also issued in favour of the petitioner. While things stood thus, the 5*'^ respondent made an application for mutation of his name in the revenue records in respect of the subject property. 4 Without issuing any notice to the petitioner and without providing opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, the official respondents mutated the name of the 5*^ respondent in the revenue records in respect of the subject property. Hence, the present Writ Petition. 4. On the other hand, learned Government Pleader for the respondents submits that the petitioner has already preferred an appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Jammalamadugu, in which notices were also issued for hearing. At present, the appeal is pending before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Jammalamadugu for adjudication. 5. Learned Government Pleader for the respondents further submits that the respondent authorities will dispose of the appeal accordance with law, within a reasonable time. in 6. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents and on perusal of the material placed on record, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the respondents to consider and dispose of the appeal, after providing opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, within a period of three(3) months from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. Further all the parties are directed not to create any third party interest in respect of the subject property, till disposal of the appeal. r* V 5 7. 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/- N. NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary to Govt. Revenue Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur. 2. The District Collector, YSR District at Kadapa. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Jammalamadugu Division, YSR Kadapa District. 4. The Tahsildar, Muddanur Mandal, YSR District. 5. One CC to M/s. Kodati Ramya Krishna, Advocate [OPUC] 6. One CC to Sri K Gani Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 7. TwoCCsto GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 8. Two CD Copies TF NOTE: “Nandyal District” is corrected as “Y.S.R. Kadapa District” as per Court’s Order dt. 19.08.2025 in lA 2/2025. Substitute this amended order in place of earlier order which was dispatched on 15.07.2025. SD/- N. NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR *> HIGH COURT DATED:02/07/2025 19/08/2025 <# 5/ 0 9 SEP 2025 J S«CtiQpX^' 'v.^gggaiSSS^ AMENDED ORDER WP NO. 15904 OF 2025 m CO o disposing of the W.P., WITHOUT COSTS