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2025 DAILYLAW 26104 (AP)

SULOCHANAMMA v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

WP/18741/2025 · 2025-07-23

Subba Reddy Satti

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APHC010369452025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY. THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 18741 OF 2025 Between: 1. Sulochanamma, W/o. M’alllappa, Aged 52 years, R/o. K.K Puram Village D. Hirehal Mandal, Ananthapuram District. 2. P. Mohan Reddy, S/o. Pothanna, Aged 59 years, R/o. K.K Puram Village D. Hirehal Mandal, Ananthapuram District. 3. K.P. Sudhakar, S/o. Pothanna, Aged 55 years, R/o. K.K Puram Village D. Hirehal Mandal, Ananthapuram District. ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Amaravati, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Ananthapuramu at Ananthapuramu District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kalyandurg, Ananthapuramu District. 4. The Tahsildar, D. Hirehal, Ananthapuramu District. ...Respondents ~ "f^etition 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the endorsement vide Rc.A/89/2025 dt.05.03.2025 issued by the respondent in rejecting to mutate names of the petitioners in respect of the lands in Sy.No.2l4-A to an extent of Ac.No.4.86 cents, in / Sy.No.215-A to an extent of Ac.No.0.70 cents in Sy.No.216-A to an extent of Ac.No.4.56 cents and in Sy.No.302-A to an extent of Ac.No. 1.52 cents of the 1st petitioner, the lands in Sy.No.316-A1 to an extent of Ac.No.2.70 cents, in Sy.No.320-AB to an extent of Ac.No.1.13 cents and in Sy.No.301-C to an extent of Ac.No.1.26 cents of the 2nd petitioner, the lands in Sy.No.296 to an extent of Ac.No.4.00 cents, in Sy.No.295 to an extent of Ac.No.1.00 cents and in Sy.No.313-A to an exterit of Ac.0.17 cents of the 3^^ petitioner situated at Pulakurthi Village, D. Hirehal Mandal, .Ananthapuramu District is illegal, arbitrary and set aside the sarrie consequently to direct the respondents to enter the petitioners name in the revenue records in respect of above lands and issue pattadaar passbooks and title deeds in favour of the petitioners without reference to the subject property of suits in O.S.No.180 of 2020 and O.S.No.181 of 2020 on the file of the Junior Civil Judge, Rayadurgam. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in suppPrt of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to enter the petitioners name in the revenue records in respect of and issue pattadaar passbooks and title deeds in favour of the petitioner by suspending the endorsement vide Rc.A/89/2025 dt.05.03.2025 issued by the 4‘^ respondent pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI N. ASWARTHA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondents: SRI B.V. SATYANARAYANA, ASST.GP FOR REVENUE The Court at the stage of admission made the following order: APHC010369452025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 18741/2025 Between: tSULOCHANAMMA, W/0. MALLLAPPA, AGED 52 YEARS, R/0. K.K D. HIREHAL MANDAL, PURAM VILLAGE district. ANANTHAPURAM 2.P. MOHAN REDDY,, S/0 POTHANNA, AGED 59 YEARS, R/0. K.K PURAM VILLAGE D. HIREHAL MANDAL, ANANTHAPURAM district. 3.K.P SUDHAKAR,, S/0 POTHANNA, AGED 55 YEARS, R/0. K.K PURAM VILLAGE D. HIREHAL MANDAL, ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARIAT, secretary, AMARAVATI, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. REVENUE DEPARTMENT 2.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANANTHAPURAMU AT ananthapuramu district. 3.THE ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. 4.THETAHSILDAR, D. HIREHAL, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KALYANDURG, 2 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the endorsement vide Rc.A/89/2025 dt.05.03.2025 issued by the 4th respondent in rejecting to mutate names of the petitioners in respect of the lands in Sy.No.214-A to an extent of Ac.No.4.86 cents, in Sy.No.215-A to an extent of Ac.No.0.70 cents in Sy.No.216-A to an extent of Ac.No.4.56 cents and in Sy.No.302-A to an extent of Ac.No.1.52 cents of the 1st petitioner, the lands in Sy.No.316-A1 to an extent of Ac.No.2.70 cents, in Sy.No.320-AB to an extent of Ac.No.1.13 cents and in Sy.No.301-C to an extent of Ac.No.1.26 cents of the 2nd petitioner, the lands in Sy.No.296 to an extent of Ac.No.4.00 cents, in Sy.No.295 to an extent of Ac.No.1.00 cents and in Sy.No.313-A to an extent of Ac.0.17 cents of the 3'rd petitioner situated at Pulakurthi Village, D. Hirehal Mandal, Ananthapuramu District is illegal, arbitrary and set aside the same consequently to direct the respondents to enter the petitioners name in the revenue records in respect of above lands and issue pattadaar passbooks and title deeds in favour of the petitioners without reference to the subject property of suits in O.S.No.180 of 2020 and O.S.No.181 of 2020 on the file of Rayadurgam and to pass the Junior Civil Judge, 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 respondents to enter the petitioners name in the revenue records in respect of and issue pattadaar passbooks and title deeds in favour of the petitioner by suspending the endorsement vide Rc.A/89/2025 dt.05.03.2025 issued by the 4th respondent pending disposal of the writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner{S): 1. N ASWARTHA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent(S); \ 1.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order: Heard Sri N.Aswartha Narayana, learned counsel for the petitionersand Sri B.V.Satyanarayana, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for respondents 1 to 4. 3 2. The above writ petition has been filed impugning the endorsement issued by the 4*^ respondent vide Rc.A/89/2025 dated 05.03.2025, the application made by the petitioners for mutation of their Record of Rights. 3. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners will file an appeal under Section 5(4) of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971, against the order impugned. 4. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, without going merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of, at the admission stage, with the consent of both the learned counsel, giving liberty to the petitioners to file a statutory appeal under Section 5(4) of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 against the endorsement before respondent. If the petitioners file an appeal, the 3'"' respondent shall consider and pass appropriate orders strictly as per the Act and the Rules made thereunder. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- N NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTIONOFFICER rejecting names in the rd the 3 - * u //TRUE COPY// To, 1. The Principal Secretary Pradesh, Secretariat, Amaravati, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2,.Jhe District Coilector, Ananthapuramu at Ananthapuramu 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kalyandurg, Ananthapuramu 4. The Tahsildar, D. Hirehal Revenue Department, State of Andhra 1 District. District. Ananthapuramu District. 5. One CC to Sri N. Aswartha Narayana, Advocate [OPUC] 6. TwoCCsto GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra 7. Two CD Copies Pradesh [OUT] Cnr HIGH COURT DATED:24/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 18741 OF 2025 OF ANOfy^ 5 23SFP2n?5 O) ^ . Current Section ■•%v. DISPOSING OF THE W.P. AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION WITHOUT COSTS