Kondraganti Narayana v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
WP/21230/2025 · 2025-08-18
Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION N BETWEEN:
1. KONDRAGANTI NARAYANA, , S/O PULLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/O 1 MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF PRINCIPAL
SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT. VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT ONGOLE. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ONGOLE REVENUE DIVISION. PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR K, ONDAPI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 5. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 6. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SURVEY, REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, ONGOLE REVENUE DIVISION, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 7. THE MANDAL DEPUTY SURVEYOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 8. THE VILLAGE SURVEYOR, MUPPAVARAM VILLAGE, KONDAPI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No. 21230/2025 KONDRAGANTI NARAYANA, , S/O PULLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/O 1-42, MUPPAVARAM VILLAGE, KONDAPI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, , REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL
SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT. VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ONGOLE REVENUE RAKASAM DISTRICT. THE TAHSILDAR K, ONDAPI MANDAL, PRAKASAM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SURVEY, REVENUE OFFICE, ONGOLE REVENUE DIVISION, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. THE MANDAL DEPUTY SURVEYOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. THE VILLAGE SURVEYOR, MUPPAVARAM VILLAGE, KONDAPI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S):
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO KONDRAGANTI NARAYANA, , S/O PULLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 42, MUPPAVARAM VILLAGE, KONDAPI ...PETITIONER ANDHRA PRADESH, , REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL
SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT. VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ONGOLE REVENUE THE TAHSILDAR K, ONDAPI MANDAL, PRAKASAM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, SURVEY AND LAND THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SURVEY, REVENUE OFFICE, ONGOLE REVENUE DIVISION, THE MANDAL DEPUTY SURVEYOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT.
THE VILLAGE SURVEYOR, MUPPAVARAM VILLAGE, ...RESPONDENT(S):
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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 other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the inaction of the Respondents in conducting survey for demarcation and fixing boundaries over Petitioners property admeasuring Ac 5.93 cents in Survey No.82 (L.P.No.254) situated at Muppavaram Village, Kondapi Mandal, Prakasam District pursuant to Petitioners Mee-Seva application dated 04.07.2025 as perse illegal, manifestly arbitrary, unreasonable, whimsical, capricious and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India besides being violative of principles of Natural Justice and contrary to the Andhra Pradesh Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923 and consequently to direct the Respondents to conduct survey for demarcation and fixing boundaries over the same and/or pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. AKULA SRI KRISHNA SAI BHARGAV Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following:
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ORDER:
Shorn of all unnecessary facts in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is the specific case of the petitioner that he is the land owner and is in the possession of the land and have submitted application dated 04.07.2025 through Mee-Seva for conducting Survey for demarcation and fixing boundaries, in respect of land admeasuring Ac.5.93 cents in Sy.No.82 (L.P. No.254), situated at Muppavaram Village, Kondapi Mandal, Prakasam District, and the respondent authorities have not taken action and the said inaction on the part of respondent authorities in processing the application of the petitioner, the petitioner was constrained to approach this Court. 2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondents has submitted that appropriate action will be taken on the application submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law. 3.
Considering the submissions of both the counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the concerned authorities to consider the application dated 04.07.2025 submitted by the petitioner through Mee-Seva for
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conducting Survey for demarcation and fixing boundaries of the petitioner’ land by issuing notice to all concerned/interested persons, and pass orders, in accordance with law, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. However, no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 19.08.2025 Harin
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219 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO
W.P.No. 21230 OF 2025
Date: 19-08-2025
Harin