APHpOl 0431742025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESI|^' AT AMARAVATI 0^ fS 5'i) MONDAY,THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT APPEAL NO: 927 OF 2025 Writ Appeal under clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated; 14-07-2025 in W.P.No.16519 of 2025 on the file of High Court. Between: I A. R. Mahesh Reddy, S/o A.R. Rajanna, Aged about 32 Munthapogulavaripalli Village Annarpayya District. years, R/o.D. No. 1- Peddathippasamudram Mandal 22/1, ...APPELLANTAA/RIT PETITIONER AND 1. TheStateofAndhraPradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Building, Velagapudi, Amaravati, District. Guntur 2. the District Collector, Annamayya District, Rayachoti. 3. the Revenue Divisional Officer, Madanapalle Division, district. Annamayya 4. the Tahsildar, Peddathippasamudram Mandal, Annamayya District. ...RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS 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 stay all further proceedings of the 4'^ Respondent under Ref.No.A/32/2025 dt.../08/2025. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI A. SYAM SUNDAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: JUDGMENT % APHcdl 0431742025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3529] MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT APPEAL NO: 927/2025 Writ Appeal under clause 15 of the Letters Patent be pleased to set aside the part of the order dt. 14-07-2025 passed in W.P.No. 16519/2025 to the extent of granting liberty to the Respondent Authorities to follow the provisions of A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 2007 and pass such Between: AGED ABOUT 32 1.A R MAHESH REDDY, S/0 A.R. RAJANNA, R/OD. NO. 1-22/1, MUNTHAPOGULAVARIPALLI VILLAGE YEARS, PEDDATHIPPASAMUDRAM MANDAL ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. ...APPELLANT AND 1 THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARIAT REVENUE DEPARTMENT SECRETARY, BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, RAYACHOTI. 3.THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MADANAPALLE DIVISION, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 4.tHE ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. PEDDATHIPPASAMUDRAM MANDAL, TAHSILDAR, ...RESPONDENT(S): RRR,J & TCDS,J W.A.No.927 of 2025 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 may be pleased to STAY all further proceedings of the 4th Respondent under Ref.No.A/32/2025 dt.../08/2025 and pass such Counsel for the Appellant: 1.A SYAM SUNDAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent{S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE RRRJ & TCDS,J W.A.No.927 of 2025 The Court made the following Order: (perHon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) Heard Sri A. Syam Sundar Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant and Idarned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. An extent of Ac.4.83 cents in Sy.No.20/1 of Buchipalle Village, Peddbthippasamudram Mandal, Annamayya District, had been assigned to one Sri Meda Lakshmi Narayana. After his demise, the property devolved upon his son by name Sri Meda Chandra Mohan. This land was transferred to the appellant herein, by way of a registered deed of sale, dated 23.01.2024. 2. Notices under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 2007 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’), were served on in Form-ll notice dated 17.06.2025. The appellant, being aggrieved by these proceedings, had approached this Court by way of W.P.No.16519 of 2025 and it came to be allowed by an order dated 14.07.2025. The learned Single Judge, on the ground that the procedure stipulated under the Act and the Rules had not been followed, set aside the notices with the further observation that this would not preclude the respondent authorities from adhering to the procedure contemplated under the provisions of the Act. Aggrieved by this order, the appellant approached this Court contending that further leave to the respondent authorities to continue the proceedings under ! the prpvision of the Act and the Rules could not have been given inasmuch as the provisions of the Act itself are not applicable to the land. 3. 5^^ RRR,J & TCDS,J W.A.No.927of2025 It is the case of the appellant that by virtue of Act 9 of 2023, the assigned land belonging to the vendor of the appellant, had become freehold land and consequently, the provisions of the Act cannot be applicable. 4. The appellant also relied upon the proceedings of the District Collector, dated Nil.11.2023, deleting the land of the vendor of the appellant from the prohibitory list mandated under Section 22A of the Registration Act, 1908. The appellant would contend that the land had been purchased by the appellant after the land had become freehold land by virtue of operation of law and after, the revenue authorities having accepted such conversion, had deleted the land from the prohibitory list mandated under Section 22A of the Registration 5. Act. 6. Learned counsel for the appellant would contend that in such circumstances, the provisions of the Assigned Lands Act would not apply, as the primary condition of non-alienation, which attracts the provisions of the Act, is not available any more. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue would contend that though the aforesaid submissions of the appellant cannot be disputed; the fact 7. remains that there is a statewide review of the conversion of such lands and removal of such lands from the prohibitory list mandated under Section 22A of the Registration Act. This has been carried out by way of Memo N0.REVO8- 22/490/2024-General-IGRS-lll, dated 10.09.2025, under which deletion of RRRJ & TCDSJ W.A.No.927of2025 mandated under Section 22A oT the such property from the prohibitory i Registration Act, has been kept in abeyance. list this Writ Appeal is allowed, with the direction initiated against the appellant, under the is a finding that the land in of 2023 and that the said land of law. It is only upon any be initiated under the In ihese circumstances, fbrther proceedings can be 8. that no provisions of the Act, until and unless there is question is had not not falling with the purview of Act 9 converted to freehold land, by operation that further steps can such finding been given provisions of the Act. There shall be no order as to costs. miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand KAMESWARA RAO ■ JOINT REGISTRAR AS a sequel, pending closed. Sd/-E //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, Department, State of Andhra Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. Revenue 1. the Principal Secretary pradesh. Secretariat Building 2. The District Collector. Annamayya District, Rayachoti. Divisional Officer, Madanapalle Division Annamayya 3. the Revenue District. Peddathippasamudram Mandal, Annamayya District. Sundar Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. The Tahsildar, 5. One CC to Sri A. Syam 6. two CCS to GP for Revenue 7. Two CD Copies. ssb HIGH COURT DATED;15/09/2025 JUDGMENT WA No. 927 OF 2025 5 2 2 SEP 2025 E ‘St 09 ^ . Current Section , ALLOWING THE W.A. WITHOUT COSTS