Smt. Mattigunta Anitha v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
WP/18268/2025 · 2025-07-21
Subba Reddy Satti
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APHC010361872025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 18268/2025 Between:
1. SMT. MATTIGUNTA ANITHA, W/O M KOTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, COOLIE, RESIDENT
OF UNUGUNTAPALEM, RUDRAVARAM, KOTA MANDAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT (PREVISILY SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT), AP-524413
...PETITIONER AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT OFFICE, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND MAGISTRATE AT TIRUPATHI, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE JOINTCOLLECTOR AT TIRUPATHI, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, GUDURU, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, KOTA MANDAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 6.
THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KOTA POLICE STATION, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT, AP
...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 a Writ Order or direction particularly, one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring filed declaring the action of the 5th and 6th Respondents unauthorized interference over the petitioner land, which was assigned by the then 5th Respondent/Tahsildar to an extent of Ac.2.31 cents of dry land in Survey No.270-4 of Rudravaram Village, Kota Mandal, Tirupathi District (Previously SPSR Nellore District) of Andhra Pradesh, without following procedure established by law and interfere with the petitioner in peaceful possession and enjoyment over the said land as illegal, arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice and also Article 14, 15, 16, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the 5th and 6th Respondents not to interfere in peaceful possession and enjoying the petitioner assigned land to an extent of Ac.2.31 cents of dry land in Survey No.270-4 of Rudravaram Village, Kota Mandal, Tirupathi District (Previously SPSR Nellore District) of Andhra Pradesh and to pass such IA 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 5th and 6th Respondents not to interfere in peaceful possession and enjoying the petitioner assigned land to an extent of Ac.2.31 cents of dry land in Survey No.270-4 of Rudravaram Village, Kota Mandal, Tirupathi District (Previously SPSR Nellore District) of Andhra Pradesh, without following procedure established by law pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. RAJA SEKHAR SYKAM Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following:
ORDER
Heard Sri S.Rajasekhar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri B.V.Satyanarayana, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for
respondents 1 to 5 and Sri P.Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for 6th respondent.
2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents 5 and 6 are interfering with the petitioner’s possession of the property to an extent of Ac.2.31 cents in S.No.270-4 of Rudravaram village, Kota Mandal, Tirupati District, without issuing any notice.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the then Tahsildar granted patta vide File No.269/DAR/1428/269 dated 21.12.2018, assigning an extent of Ac.2.31 cents in S.No.270-4 in favour of the petitioner. The name of the petitioner was also updated in the record of rights. He would submit that the respondents 5 and 6 are interfering with the petitioner’s possession over the said property, without issuing any notice.
4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue as well as learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, would submit that the respondents 5 and 6 are not interfering with the petitioner’s possession over the subject property.
5. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is
disposed of at the admission stage, with the consent of learned counsel on either side directing the respondents 5 and 6 not to interfere with the petitioner’s possession and enjoyment over the property of an extent of Ac.2.31 cents in S.No.270-4 of Rudravaram village, Kota Mandal, Tirupati District, without following due process of law. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.
__________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI PVD