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SANGA LAXMIKANTH REDDY v. THE NANDYAL MUNICIPALITY

WP/16838/2025 · 2025-07-15

Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa

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iPHC010196792023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF , TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA WRIT PETITION NOS: 10120 OF 202.*^ WRIT PETITION NO: 10190 nr 2023 p.' JULY JYOTHIRMA! PR ' ATADA I r-ir M6838 OF2025 Between: Katakam Bhagya Lakshmi W/o K Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, R/o H No 28-790-LIG79, Housing Board Colony, Nandyala Town and Mandal, Nandyal District, Andh pradesh Represented by her GPA Holder 46 years, R/o H. No. 9-12-89, and Mandal, Nandyal District, Andhra rs Koneti Prakash S/o. Israll, Aged about Sagar Street, Allagadda Town Pradesh. ...Petitioner AND 1- The State of Andhra Pradesh, I Department, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, State. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, i Department, Velagapudi, Amaravathi State. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Pradesh State. 4. The District Collector, Nandyal District Rep. by its Principal Secretary Home Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue , Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh Nandyal District at Nandyal, Andhra at Kurnool, AP. 5. The Circle Inspector of Police, Nandyal II Town Police Station, Nandyal District, A.P. . 6. The Station House Officer, Nandyal II Town Police Station District, Andhra Pradesh State. 7. The Tahsildar, Nandyal Mandal, State Nandyal Nandyal District, Andhra Pradesh ...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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 5 and 7 in pressurizing the petitioner to settle the civil and criminal disputes with the accused in Crime No. 330 of 2022 as arbitrary, illegal, unwarranted and violation of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct the Respondents 5 to 7 not to harass the petitioner and not to interfere with the civil disputes and peaceful possession of the petitioner's land in Sy No. 2320/2 pyki Ex. AcO-05 3/4 cents or 278.3 Sq. Yards situated in Housing Board Interior Area, Street No. 28, Municipal Limits of Nandyal, Nandyal District. lA NO: 1 OF 202.3 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 Respondents 5 to 9 not to harass the petitioner and not to interfere with the civil disputes and peaceful possession of the petitioner's land in Sy No. 2320/2 pyki Ex. AcO-05 3/4 cents or 278.3 Sq. Yards situated in Housing Board Interior Area, Street No. 28, Municipal Limits of Nandyal, Nandyal District pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI NERELLA S V RAVI TEJA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1,3,5,6: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 7:GP FOR REVENUE WRIT PETITION NO: 16838 OF 2n?.'T; Between: Sanga Laxmikanth Reddy. S/o.Shiva Nagi Reddy years, Occ. Business, Mahanandi Mandal, Nandyal District. Aged about 43 R/o.H.No.2-98-A, Seetharamapuram Village, ...Petitioner AND 1. The Nandyal Municipality, Nandyal Nandyal District, Municipal Commissioner. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration Department, Guntur District. Rep by its Secretariat, Velagapudi Amaravathi, ...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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the Respondent No.I in refusing to receive the Application from the Petitioner vide Proceedings dated 07-04- 2025 for mutation of the name of the Petitioner in the municipal records for the property tax (on land) in respect of the land extent 328.05 Sq.Yards situated in Sy.No.2320/2 Piki, Housing Board Colony area, Nandyal, Nandyal District as arbitrary, illegal and consequently direct the Respondent No.1 to receive the Application from the Petitioner for mutation of his name in the municipal records for property tax (on land) in respect of the land extent 328.05 Sq.Yards situated in Sy.No.2320/2 Piki, Housing Board Colony Nandyal, Nandyal District and process the same for mutation in accordance with law for mutating the name of the Petitioner in the place of the name of the Vendors Vendor of the Petitioners in the interest of justice lA NO: 1 OF 2025 area 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.1 to receive the Application from the Petitioner for mutation of his name in the municipal records for property tax (on land) in respect of the land extent 328.05 Sq.Yards situated in Sy.No.2320/2 Piki, Housing Board Colony area, Nandyal, Nandyal District for processing the same for mutation in accordance with law pending disposal of the Writ Petition in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:! Counsel for the Petitioner:! P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: SRI LAKSHMI NARAYANA G, SC FOR MUNICIPALITIES Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP The Court made the following COMMON ORDER: APHC010196792023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No. 10120/2023 Between; 1.KATAKAM BHAGYA LAKSHMi,, W/0 K VIJAYA BHASKAR REDDY, HOUSING BOARD COLONY. NANDYAL DISTRICT, R/0 H.NO. 28-790-L1G79 NANDYALA TOWN AND MANDAL ANDHRA PRADESH REPRESENTED BY HER GPA HOLDER KONETI PRAKASH S/0. ISRAIL, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/0 H. NO. 9-12-89, SAGAR STREET, ALLAGADDA TOWN AND MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE. 2.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, HOME DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, SECRETARY. AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE. 3.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NANDYAL DISTRICT AT NANDYAL, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE. 4.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NANDYAL DISTRICT AT KURNOOL, AP. 5.THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE. NANDYAL II TOWN POLICE STATION, NANDYAL DISTRICT, A.P. . 6.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, NANDYAL II TOWN POLICE STATION, NANDYAL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE. 7.THE TAHSILDAR, NANDYAL MANDAL. NANDYAL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ...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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 5 and 7 in pressurizing the petitioner to settle the civil in refusing to receive the Application from the Petitioner vide Proceedings dated 07-04-2025 for mutation of the name of the Petitioner in the municipal records for the property tax (on land) in respect of the land extent 328.05 Sq.Yards situated in Sy.No.2320/2 Piki, Housing Board Colony area, Nandyal, Nandyal District as arbitrary, illegal consequently direct the Respondent No.I to receive the Application from the Petitioner for mutation of his name in the municipal records for property tax (on land) in respect of the land extent 328.05 Sq.Yards situated in Sy.No.2320/2 Piki, Housing Board Colony area, Nandyal, Nandyal District and process the same for mutation in accordance with law for mutarinn thn namp nf tho PotiHr,nc.r in ninnn nf „ . _ . — Ml M l^^ Kj\ II ic; iicJiMC LI 1C Vendors Vendor of the Petitioners in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S)- 1. 2.GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: Since the issue involved in these writ petitions and the parties and the same, these writ petitions are being disposed of by this Common Order. WP No.10120 of 2023 2. The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: .... to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 5 and 7 in pressurizing the petitioner to settle the civil and criminal disputes with the accused in Crime No. 330 of 2022 as arbitrarv, illegal, unwarranted and violation of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct the Respondents 5 to 7 not to harass the petitioner and not to interfere with the civil disputes and peaceful possession of the petitioner's land in Sy.No. 2320/2 pyki Ex.Ac.0-05 3/4 cents or 278.3 Sq. Yards situated in Housing Board Interior Area, Street No. 28, Municipal Limits of Nandyal, Nandyal District and to pass ...." and II are one 4 WP No.16838 of 2025 3. The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following f ^ direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the Respondent No.l in refusing 07 nfoTo'; , ® from the Petitioner wife Proceedings dated 07.04.2025 for mutation of the name of the Petitioner in the municipal records or the property tax (on land) in respect of the land extent 328.05 So Yards D swTT District as arbitrary, illegal Piki. Housing Boa.^d Colony area, Nandyal, Nandyal and consequently direct the Respondent No.l to receive the Application from the Petitioner for mutation of his name in the Yn°H* .["proper^ tax (on land) in respect of the land extent M a , f, ? Sy.No.2320/2 Piki, Housing Board Colony area Nandyal, Nandyal District and process the same for mutation in accortance with law for mutating the name of the Petitioner in the place of the name of the Vendors Vendor of the Petitioners in the interest of justice..." 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home dated 24.04.2023 received from respondent authorities ' police never interfered in the civil disputes pending between the the Court may pass appropriate orders. relief: I on written instructions would submit that the parties and that 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that recording submission, this Court may pass appropriate orders by disposing petitions. the said of these writ 6. In that view, these Writ Petitions are disposed of. Respondent No.l is directed to receive the application of the Petitioner in WP No.16838 of 2025 and take appropriate decision according to the governing rules and law. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- G. HELA NAIDU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// (^^FFICER SECTI To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Velagapudi 2. The Principal Secretary Revenue Department Amaravathi, Guntur District, Andhra Pladesh State. 3. The Superintendent of Police Velagapudi, Nandyal District at Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh State. 4. The District Collector, Nandyal District 5- The Circle Inspector Nandyal District, A.P. 6. The Station House Officer WanH^,oi n District, Andhra Pradesh State. T. The Tahsildar, Nandyal Mandal State at Kurnool, AP. of Police, Nandyal II Town Police Station, ■ Old _ icjuud, Nano'yai Nandyal District, Andhra Pradesh One CC to Sri. Nerella S V Ravi Teja, Advocate [OPUC] a Two CCS to GP For Home, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] Two CCS to GP For Revenue High Court of Andhra Pradesh 10. [OUT] 11. The Municipal Commissioner. Nandyal District. The Nandyal Municipality, Nandyal The Principal Secretary, Municipal Adm.nistration Department Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. CC to Sri. P Nagendra Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri.Lakshmi Narayana ^ Two CCs to GP For Municipal Adm of Andhra Pradesh [OUT]. Two CD Copies. 12. 13. 14, G, Advocate [OPUC] 15. n and Urban Dev, High Court 16. AL HIGH COURT DATED;16/07/2025 COWIIVION ORDER WP NOS. 10120 OF 2023 & 16838 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P’S WITHOUT COSTS