APHC010370132025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JudS^ (*P TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI , WRIT PETITION NO: 18729 OF 2025 ft [£] ^^4 Between: Thota Swathi, W/o Thota Rama Krishna, aged about 32 314, Javarupeta, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. years, R/o. D. No. 5- ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its PrI. Secretary^ Department (Survey Settlement), AP Secretariat, Velagapudi Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 3. The Appellant Authority Survey Settlement, Officer of District Compound, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 4. The Tahsildar, Machilipatnam Mandal, Machilipatnam, Krishna District 5. The Mandal Surveyor, Machilipatnam Mandal. District. Revenue Amaravathi, Collector Machilipatnam, Krishna ...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 order, or a direction, or a writ. more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of Respondent Nos. 2 to 5 in not conducting survey to the land of Petitioner Cents in R.S. No. 24-1-C situated i Mandal of Krishna District, and the to an extent of Ac. 0.83 in Potlapalem Village of Machilipatnam action of respondent in not providing to the District Survey Land Records the details of the land of the Petitioner Officer, and also the inaction of i the Appeal filed by the Petitionerrespondent Nos. 2 and 3 in not disposing of - U/s. 11 of A.P. Survey Boundaries unconstitutional, and Act, 1923, is illegal arbitrary and respondents to dispose off the Appeal filed by Survey Boundaries Act, 1923. consequently direct the the Petitioner U/s. 11 of A.P. lA NO: 1 OF 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 dispose off the Appeal filed by the Petitioner U/s. 11 1923, pending disposal of the main Writ of A.P. Survey & Boundaries Act Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI G SAMBA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order: APHC010370132025 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: 18729/2025 Between: 1.THOTA SWATHI, W/0 THOTA RAMA KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS KRISHNA DISTRICT. R/0. D. NO. 5-314, JAVARUPETA, MACHILIPATNAM ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRI. SECRETARY, REVENUE SETTLEMENT), AP SECRETARIAT, DEPARTMENT (SURVEY VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3.THE APPELLANT AUTHORITY SURVEY SETTLEMENT, OFFICER OF DISTRICT COLLECTOR COMPOUND, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4.THE TAHSILDAR, MACHILIPATNAM MANDAL, MACHILIPATNAM KRISHNA DISTRICT 5.THE MANDAL SURVEYOR, MACHILIPATNAM MANDAL, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA 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 to issue an order, or a direction, or a writ, more particularly one in the 2 the action of Respondent Nos. 2 extent of Ac. 0.83 of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring conducting survey to the land of Petitioner to an Cents in R S No 24-1-C situated in Potlapalem Village of Machilipatnam Mandal of Krishna District, and the action of 4th respondent in the details of the land of the Petitioner to the District Survey Land Records Officer, and also the inaction of respondent Nos. 2 and 3 in not disposing of the Appeal filed by the Petitioner U/s. 11 of A.P. Survey Boundaries Act 1923, is illegal arbitrary and unconstitutional, and consequently direct the off the Appeal filed by the Petitioner U/s. 11 of A.P. nature to 5 in not respondents to dispose Survey Boundaries Act, 1923, and to pass s 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 dispose off the Appeal filed by the Petitoner U/s. 11 of A.P. Survey & Boundaries Act, 1923. pending disposal of the mam Writ Petition, and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.G SAMBA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent{S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following; •■•■ORDER:: Heard Sri M.Sohail Shareef, learned counsel representing Sri G.Samba counsel for the petitioner and Sri B.V.Satyanarayana, learned Government Pleader for Revenue for respondents 1 to 5. The above writ petition is the appeal filed under Section 11 Boundaries Act, 1923. The petitioner identical prayer, and the same was disposed of on 18.08.2023, directing the appellate authority to dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible, preferably within eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. Murthy, learned Assistant filed to direct the 3'"^ respondent to dispose of of the Andhra Pradesh Survey and earlier filed W.P.No.21022 of 2023 with 2. an A 3 Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that despite the order dated 18.08.2023 passed in W.P.No.21022 of 2023, the 3^^ respondent has not disposed of the appeal filed by the petitioner. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, would submit that the 3^^ respondent will dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner as per law. 3. 4. Given the facts and circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of, at the admission stage, with the consent of both the learned counsel, directing the learned 3'^ respondent to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner of the Andhra Pradesh Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923, 5. under Section 11 the order vide R.C.No.FL/43396/2023, dated 10.05.2023 in Sy.No.24-1-C of Potlapalem Village, expeditiously as possible aggrieved by respect of Ac.0.83 cents in Machilipatnma Mandal, Krishna District preferably within eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the order as No order as to costs. sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. As a Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The PrI. Secretary, Revenue Department (Survey Settlement), State of Andhra Pradesh, AP Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 3‘. The Appellant Authority Survey Settlement, Officer of District Collector Compound, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 4. The Tahsildar, Machilipatnam Mandal, Machilipatnam, Krishna District 5. The Mandal Surveyor, Machilipatnam Mandal, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 6. One CC to Sri G Samba Murthy, Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 8. Two CD Copies I HIGH COURT DATED:22/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 18729 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WP WITHOUT COSTS