APHC010413402025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 22441/2025 Between: 1. A PREMA, W/O SUBRAMANYAM REDDY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O H.NO.1-63, RAJA VEEDTHI, PALAMANGALAM SOUTH, NINDRA POST AND MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI CAPITAL CITY, GUNTUR DISTIRCT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, CHITTOOR. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, NAGARI REVENUE DIVISION, NAGARI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, 4. THE TAHSILDAR, THE TAHSILDAR, NINDRA MANDAL, NINDRA POST, CHITTOOR 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 appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in particular, 3rd Respondent, in not disposing the appeal filed by the petitioner on 12-5-2025 even after issuing notice vide Appeal No.Roc. C/301/2025 dated 28-5-2025, even after the lapse of considerable time, as arbitary, illegal, in inviolation of Article 14 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents in particular Respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner on 12-5-2025 inpursuance of the notice vide Appeal No.Roc. C/301/2025 dated 28-5-2025 in accordance with law, and to pass 2 IA 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 in particular 3rd Respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner on 12.05.2025 in pursuance of the notice vide Appeal No.Roc. C/301/2025 dated 28.05.2025 in accordance with law, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SUBBA RAO KORRAPATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 22441 of 2025 ORDER: The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in particular, 3rd Respondent, in not disposing the appeal filed by the petitioner on 12-5-2025 even after issuing notice vide Appeal No.Roc.C/301/2025 dated 28-5- 2025, even after the lapse of considerable time, as arbitrary, illegal, in inviolation of Article 14 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents in particular Respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner on 12-5-2025 inpursuance of the notice vide Appeal No.Roc. C/301/2025 dated 28-5-2025 in accordance with law and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case”. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for issuance of a direction for expeditious disposal of the Appeal No.Roc.C/301/2025, dated 28.05.2025 pending before the 3rd respondent filed under provisions of A.P.Assigned Lands (POT) Act. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the appellate authority is bound to decide the case in accordance with law expeditiously. The urgency that is stated that the property rights are involved in the case if the delay is occasioned that it will be detrimental to the petitioner. Hence, pleaded to direct the revisional authority to dispose of the revision in a time bound manner in accordance with law. 4. Ergo the Court directs the 3rd respondent appellate authority to make an endeavour to put an end, by making all the efforts in deciding 4 the case with due diligence within a reasonable time for disposal of the Appeal, dated 12.05.2025, on merits and as per law, after hearing all the parties to the dispute, as expeditiously as possible and in any case, not beyond three months from the date of receipt of the order. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, interlocutory applications, if any pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ___________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 29.08.2025 SPP 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHARA RAO W.P.No. 22441 OF 2025 Date: 29.08.2025 SPP