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-> APHC010375032025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH^ AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTT WRIT PETITION NO: 19177 OF 2025 Between: Cheruvu Vasundramma, W/o. Cheruvu Chandrasekhar Reddy, Aged about R/o. H. No. 1/131, Yenumalapalli Village, 45 years, Occ; Agriculture, Puttaparthi Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioner AND
1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Sri Sathya Sai District Formerly Anantapur District at Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh. 3. The Revenue Divisional Office, Puttaparthi, Sri Sathya Sai District. 4. The Thasildar, Puttaparthi Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District. 5. Balakrishna Naik, S/o. Lakshmiram Naik, Aged about 32 years, Occ: Puttaparthi R/o. H. No. 1-65, Bramhanapalli thanda Village and Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District. Cultivation ...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, challenging the action of the respondent No.2 to 4 in
allowing the respondent No.5 in the petitioner’s land in Sy. No.474-3, to extent of Ac.4.82 Cents of Yenumalapalli Village, Puttaparthi Mandal, Sri Satya Sai District which was assigned under DAR. Dis. No.162/1417, dated.18.01.2008 is illegal, arbitrary and violation of the provisions of 3 & 4 of the Andhra PradeshAssigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 and also violation of Articl^14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and Consequently direct the Respondent No.2 to 4 to protect the interest of the petitioner in land in Sy. No.474-3, to an extent of Ac.4.82 Cents of Yenumalapalli Village, puttaparthi Mandal, Sri Satya Sai District by invoking Section 3 & 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977. -- lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondent No. 2 to 4 to prevent the respondent No.5 in interfering into the Petitioner’s assigned land in Sy. No. 474-3, to an extent of Ac.
4.82 Cents of Yenumalapalli Village, Puttaparthi Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District pending disposal of the above writ petition. ^ Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI CH. VENKAT RAMAN Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4 : SRI DIVYA TEJAr ASST.GP FOR revenue’ Counsel for the Respondent No.5 : NONE APPEARED'^ The Court at the stage of admission made the following order:
APHC010375032025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 19177/2025 Between:
1.CHERUVU VASUNDRAMMA, W/0. CHERUVU CHANDRASEKHAR REDDY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/0. H.
NO. 1/131, YENUMALAPALLI VILLAGE, PUTTAPARTHI MANDAL, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT FORMERLY ANANTAPUR DISTRICT AT PUTTAPARTHI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3.THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, PUTTAPARTHI, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT. 4.THE THASILDAR, PUTTAPARTHI MANDAL, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT. 5.BALAKRISHNA NAIK, S/0. LAKSHMIRAM NAIK, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, R/0. H. NO. 1-65, BRAMHANAPALLI THANDA, PUTTAPARTHI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S):
SRv W.P.No.19177 of 202^. 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 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. 2 to 4 to prevent the respondent No.5 in interfering into the Petitioner’s assigned land in Sy. No. 474-3, to an extent of Ac.
No. 474-3, to an extent of Ac. 4.82 Cents of Yenumalapalli Village, Puttaparthi Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1.CH VENKAT RAMAN Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ::ORDER:: Heard Sri Ch. Venkat Raman, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Divya Teja, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, for respondents 1 to 4. Notice to respondent No.5 is dispensed with since no adverse order affecting his right or interest has been passed. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that respondent No.5, at the behest of respondents 2 to 4 is interfering with the petitioner’s property in an extent of Ac.4-82 cents in survey No.474-3, of Yenumalapalli village, Puttaparthi Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District, despite order of injunction dated 07.02.2025 passed in I.A.No.108 of 2025 in O.S.No.33 of 2025 on the file of learned Junior Civil Judge, Puttaparthi. 3. 4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the subject land was assigned to the petitioner by the Tahsildar, Puttaparthi, vide D.A.R.
SRSJ W.P.No.l9177of 2025 T- j Dis.No.162/1417 dated
18.01.2008. Respondent No.4 updated Record of Rights (ROR) and issued a Pattadar Passbook (Ex.PIO) to the petitioner. The ROR, dated 19.02.2025 (Ex.P8) discloses the name of the petitioner. Learned counsel would further submit that when respondent No.5 tried to interfere with the petitioner’s possession in respect of the subject property, the petitioner filed O.S.No.33 of 2025 on the file of the Junior Civil Judge, Puttaparthi. Along with the suit, the petitioner also filed I.A.No.108 of 2025, and an injunction was granted on 07.02.2025. The order of injunction is subsisting as of today. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, would submit that respondents 2 to 4 are not supporting respondent No.5, and the official respondents are not interfering with the petitioner’s possession.
5. The submission of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue is recorded.
6. Given the submissions of learned counsel on either side, this writ is
disposed of at the admission stage with the consent of learned counsel on either side, directing respondents 2 to 4 not to interfere with the possession of the subject property, Ac.4-82 cents in survey No.474-3, of Yenumalapalli village, Puttaparthi f^andal, Sri Sathya Sai District, without following due process of law. No costs. As a sequel„T)epding miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.
Sd/- M. RAWIESH BABU DEPUTY REGISTRAR
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1. The Principal Secretary Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, District. The District Collector, Sri Sathya Sai District Formerly Anantapar District at Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh. The Revenue Divisional Office, Puttaparthi, Sri Sathya Sai Distrigl. The Thasildar, Puttaparthi Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District. One CC to Sri Ch. Venkat Raman, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] Two CD Copies Revenue Department, State of Andhra Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntun.
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HIGH COURT DATED:28/07/2025
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DISPOSING OF THE W.P. AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION WITHOUT COSTS