APHC010398612024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 20175/2024 Between: 1. GALANKI TIRUPATAIAH, S/O. DEVAIAH AGE 69 YEARS, R/O H.NO 4-85, KAMYAPALLEM VILLAGE, JEELUGUMILLI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIATE, VELAGAPUDI, AMRAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE AGENT TO GOVERNMENT/ DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ELURU DISTRICT, AT ELURU 3. THE ADDITIONAL AGENT TO GOVERNMENT, ITDA K.R. PURAM, ELURU DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, JEELUGUMILLI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT. 5. THE SPL DY COLLECTOR, TRIBEL WELFARE,K.R PURAM, BUTTAIGUDEM MANDAL, ELURU 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 topleased to issue order direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandmus declare the action of the respondents seeking evication of the petitioner from his land coverd in R.S.N0.2OI-IB, an extent of Ac.4.11 Cts, and RS.No.202-2 and extent Ac.4.31 Cts situated at Kamayaplame Village Jeelugmailli Mandal Eluru District as illegal aribtary and contrary to the provistions of APSALT Regulations SRK, J W.P.No.20175 of 2024 2 1/59 as amended 1/70 and consequently direct the respondents not to evict to petitioner form his land covered in R.S.N0.2OI-IB, an extent of Ac.4.11 Cts, and RS.No.202-2 and extent Ac.4.31 Cts situated at Kamayaplame Village Jeelugmailli Mandal Eluru District and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings including eviction of the petitioner from his land covered in not to evict to petitioner form his land covered in R.S.No.201-1B, an extent of Ac.4.11 Cts, and RS.No.202-2 and extent Ac.4.31 Cts situated at Kamayaplame Village Jeelugmailli Mandal Eluru District pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2024 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 order for impleadment of the proposed Respondents as Respondent No. 6 to 15 in WP No. 20175 of 2024 enabling them to file necessary petitions and affidavit etc and to contest the case in interest of justice and fair play Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P R K AMERANDRA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: SRK, J W.P.No.20175 of 2024 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20175 of 2024 ORDER: This Writ Petition has been filed seeking to declare the action of respondents in seeking eviction of the petitioner from his land covered in R.S.No.201-1B, an extent of Ac.4.11 cents and R.S.No.202-2 an extent of Ac.4.31 cents situated at Kamayyapalem village, Jeelugumilli Mandal, Eluru District as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer(APSALT) Regulation, 1959 (Regulation 1/1959) as amended by Regulation 1/1970, and consequently direct the respondents not to evict the petitioner from his land. 2. Case of the petitioner is that he is the owner and possessor of the agricultural land covered in R.S.No.201-1B, an extent of Ac.4.11 cents and R.S.No.202-2 an extent of Ac.4.31 cents situated at Kamayyapalem village, Jeelugumilli Mandal, Eluru District. The petitioner’s father acquired the land during his life time and after the death of his father, he came into possession and enjoyment of the schedule land. The petitioner obtained pattadar pass book and his name was also incorporated in the revenue records. SRK, J W.P.No.20175 of 2024 4 3. It is further stated that there is absolutely no kind of violation of the Regulation 1/1970 in respect of schedule land, but the respondents are seeking eviction of the petitioner from the schedule land. 4. The respondent No.5 filed counter affidavit stating inter alia that the respondents have not passed any orders for eviction of the petitioner from the subject land, since there is no complaint of violation of the APSALT Regulation 1959. The counter further reveals that all the allegations have been made by the petitioner without there being any comprehensive proof and the same are totally hypothetic. The averments in the counter affidavit are placed on record. 5. In view of the averments made by the respondent No.5 in the counter affidavit, this Court feels that no orders are necessary to be passed in the present Writ Petition. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. No order as to costs. 7. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. _________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date: 24.09.2025 sj SRK, J W.P.No.20175 of 2024 5 287 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.20175 of 2024 Date: 24.09.2025 sj