*4 S' APHC010318272025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) SMS THURSDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 16203 OF 2025 .'1 -"A Between: Ruttala Sanyasi Rao, S/o. late Kondaiah, Servicemen, Aged 72 years, Occ-Ex- R/o D.No.2-19/350 G111, G-Block, Behind DRTS, Appannapalem Village, Vepagunta Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh. Sri Varshini Apartment ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat building, Velagapudi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The District Collector, Anakapalli District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Narsipatnam District. 4. The Tahsidar, Kotavurutia, Anakapalli District. Mandal, Anakapalli ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to pass an appropriate order or direction more particularly one nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the directing the respondent No.4 in mutating the name of the petitioner on the praying that in the in the respondent 2 in web land and in the relevant revenue records for the land in Sy.No.477-3 extent of Ac.4.89 cents, situated at Panduru Village, Kotavuratia Mandal, Anakapalli District though the petitioner has submitted representation dated 20.05.2025 to the 2"^ respondent requesting to mutate his name in place of his mother late Kondamma as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No.4 to receive on line application and dispose the same submitted by the petitioner, receiving necessary charges under the provisions of A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass books Act 1971. , an 1- 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 direct the respondent No.4 to receive on line application, dispose the same by mutating the name of the petitioner in the place of his mother late Ruttala Kondamma, W/o late Kondaiah in Sy.No.477-3, an extent of Ac.4.89 cents situated ; at Panduru Village, Kotavuratia Mandal, Anakapalli District, issue Pattadar Pass Book and Title deed in his favour, pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI P. MADHU SUDHAN Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order: ... APHC010318272025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) SMH [3329] THURSDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 16203/2025 Between: 1.RUTTALA SANYASI RAO, , S/0 LATE KONDAIAH, AGED 72 YEARS, OCC-EX-SERVICEMEN, R/0 D.NO.2-19/350 Gill, G-BLOCK, SRI VARSHINI APARTMENT, BEHIND DRTS, VILLAGE, VEPAGUNTA MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. APPANNAPALEM ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 3.THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 4.THETAHSIDAR, KOTAVURUTIA, ANAKAPALLI 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 pass an appropriate order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent 2 in directing the respondent No.4 in mutating the name of the petitioner on the web land and in the relevant revenue records for the land in Sy.No.477-3, an extent of Ac.4.89 cents,situated at Panduru Village, 2 Kotavuratia Mandal, Anakapalli District though the petitioner has submitted representation dated 20.05.2025 to the 2nd respondent requesting to mutate his name in place of his mother late Kondamma as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No.4 to receive submitted by the petitioner, receiving necessary charges under the of A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass books Act 1971 and to 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 Pleased to direct the respondent No.4 to receive on line application, dispose the same by mutating the name of the petitioner in the place of his mother late Ruttala Kondamma, W/o late Kondaiah in Sy.No.477-3, an extent of Ac.4.89 cents situated ; at Panduru Village, Kotavuratia Mandal, Anakapalli District, issue Pattadar Pass Book and Title deed in his favour, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.MADHU SUDHAN P Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: on line application and dispose the same provisions pass 3 \ / THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 16203/2025 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 inaction of the respondent No. 2 in directing the respondent No. 4 in mutating the name of the petitioner on the web land and in the relevant revenue records for the land in Sy.No.477-3 an extent of Ac. 4.89 cents situated at Panduru Village, Kotavuratia Mandal, Anakapalli District though the petitioner has submitted representation dated 20.05.2025 to the 2"^ respondent requesting to mutate his name in place of his mother late Kondamma as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No. 4 to receive online application and dispose the same submitted by the petitioner receiving necessary charges under the provisions of A P Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass books Act 1971 and pass such other order. ’’ Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the 2. learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner made an application to the respondents seeking to mutate the name of petitioner in the revenue records in respect of the subject land. But so far the respondent authorities have not considered the said application. As such, prayed for a direction to the respondents to dispose of the application filed by the petitioner by fixing a time frame. 4 4. On the other hand, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submits that, if the petitioner wants to mutate his name in the revenue records, he has to make an application through Mee- Seva or Grama Sachivalayam in view of G.O.Ms.No.209 Revenue (EA & AR) Department, dated 14.06.2017 and G.O.Ms.No.3 Information Technology & Communications (Infra) Department, dated 22.02.2012 then the revenue authorities would consider the same, but the petitioner did not do so, as such, the authorities cannot consider the application of the petitioner. 5. To the said submission, learned counsel for the petitioner requested to give a liberty to the petitioner to make application through Mee-SevaA/illage Secretariat as per the said G.O. 6. Taking the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue into consideration, as the petitioner intends to submit application through Mee-seva/village Secretariat and the authorities have intention to consider the same there is no purpose in keeping this Writ Petition pending by inviting counter. As such, this Court is inclined to dispose of the Writ Petition, at the admission stage, with the following direction: 1. The petitioner is at liberty to make application through Mee-SevaA/illage Secretariat as per G.O.Ms.No.209 Revenue (EA & AR) Department, dated 14.06.2017 and 5 G.O.Ms.No.3 Information Technology & Communications (Infra) Department, dated 22.02.2012. 2. On such application, the respondent authorities are directed to consider and dispose of the same in accordance with the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971, within a period of three (3) months from the date of the online application filed by the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Sd/- G. HELA NAIDU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, State of Andhra building, Velagapudi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Pradesh. 2. The District Collector, Anakapalli District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Narsipatnam Mandal, Anakapalli District. 4. The Tahsidar, Kotavurutia, Anakapalli District. 5. One CC to Sri P.Madhu Sudhan, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 7. Two CD Copies ssb ^ \ HIGH COURT DATED:03/07/2025 Cj ORDER WP No.16203 OF 2025 I »8 AUG im a) Current Section . DISPOSING OF THE W.P. AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION WITHOUT COSTS