IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE QC PRESENT THE HON’BLE DR JUSTICE K. MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 681 OF 2025 Between: 1. N. Rajasekhar Reddy, S/o. N. Suryanarayana Reddy, aged about 56 years, R/o. Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Rural Mandal, Kurnool District. 2. N. Sunitha, W/o. N. Rajasekhar Reddy, aged about 51 years, R/o. Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Rural Mandal, Kurnool District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of AP, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Endowments Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner of Endowments, Endowments Department Gollapudi, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3. The District Endowments Officer, Endowments Department Kurnool District, Kurnool. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of respondents in not passing orders on the application dated 15.06.2023 for deletion of petitioners agricultural lands to an extent of Ac. 16.55 cents in Sy.No. 57 and Ac. 3.99 cents in Sy.No. 24, total admeasuring to an extent of Ac. 20.54 cents of Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Rural Mandal, Kurnool District from the prohibited properties list maintained under section 22-A(1)(C) of the Registration Act, 1908 contrary to full bench Judgment of this Hon'ble may w Court reported in Vinjamuri Rajagopala Chary Vs. State of A.P. reported in 2016(1) ALT 550 (F.B) as illegal, arbitrary, colorable exercise of power and in gross violation of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India. f 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 2^'^ respondent to de-notify/delete the petitioners agricultural lands to an extent of Ac. 16.55 cents in Sy.No. 57 and Ac. 3.99 cents in Sy.No. 24, total admeasuring to an extent of Ac. 20.54 cents of Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Rural Mandal, Kurnool District from the prohibited properties list maintained under section 22-A(1)(C) of the Registration Act, 1908 , in pursuance to the petitioners application dated 15.06.2023. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI K. RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following: ORDER 1 APHC010010182025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3310] THURSDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO; 681/2025 Between: N Rajasekhar Reddy and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Ap and Others Counsel for the Petitioner(S); ...RESPONDENT(S) 1.K RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following: ORDER: The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: I I “ declaring the inaction of respondents in passing orders on the application dated 15.06.2023 for deletion of petitioners agricultural lands to an extent of Ac.16.55 cents in Sy.No.57 and Ac.3.99 cents in Sy.No.24, total admeasuring to an extent of Ac. 20.54 cents of Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Rural Mandal, Kurnool District from the prohibited properties list maintained under section 22-A(1)(C) of the Registration Act, 1908 contrary to full bench Judgment of this Hon’ble Court reported in Vinjamuri Rajagopala ii \ Chary Vs. State of A.P. reported in 2016(1) ALT 550 (F.B) as illegal, arbitrary, colorable exercise of power and in gross violation of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and pass such other order or orders ” t 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments, appearing for the respondents 1 to 3. On hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners reiterated the contentions which are urged in the writ petition and limited his request to dispose of the application dated 15.06.2023 submitted by the petitioners in terms of the full bench judgment of this Court reported in Vinjamuri Rajagopala Chary vs. State ofA.P.\ without touching the merits of the case. 3. 4. On the other hand, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments, appearing for the respondents 1 to 3, readily agreed to dispose of the said application submitted by the petitioners, if any, pending with the respondent-authorities. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, directing the 2’^^ respondent to dispose of the application dated 15.06.2023 submitted by the petitioners, in the light of the above referred judgment, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two (02) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. 5. 6. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. 2016(1) ALT 550 (F.B) Sd/- N. NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 'l. The Principal Secretary, Endowments Department, State of AP, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner of Endowments, Endowments Department, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3. The District Endowments Officer, Endowments department, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 4. One CC to Sri K. Rathanga Pani Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to GP for Endowments, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 6. Three C.D. Copies. Cnr HIGH COURT DATED:09/01/2025 ORDER 0 7 FES 2025 J . Current Section ^jji ,^spatcv^^2j^^ WP.No.681 of 2025 DISPOSING THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS