APHC010468482025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 24919/2025 Between: 1. NADIKATTU VENKATA REDDY @ BAKKAIAH, NADIKATTU VENKATA REDDY S/O. NARAPA REDDY, AGED 80 YEARS, R/O. KOSTALAPALLI VILLAGE, H/O MALLAVARAM, PODILI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ONGOLE AT PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, ONGOLE AT PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KANIGIRI REVTHE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, NUE DIVISION, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, PODILI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT 6. DONDLETI TIRUPATAMMA, W/O. VENKATA SUBBA REDDY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O. KOSTALAPALLI VILLAGE, H/O MALLAVARAM, PODILI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 7. DONDLETI ROSI REDDY, S/O. SUBBA REDDY, AGE 45 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O. KOSTALAPALLI VILLAGE, H/O.MALLAVARAM, PODILI MANDAL, PRAKASAM 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of 3rd respondent in non-deciding the revision, dt 26.05.2025 filed by the Petitioner under Section 9 of Andhra Pradesh Rights in 2 Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 and the rules framed thereunder connected to petitioners land admeasuring Ac. 4.28 cents situated in Sy. Nos. 153/1 and 153/2 of Mallavaram Village, Podili Mandal, Prakasam District, as illegal, irregular, and amounts to non- discharge of legal obligation conferred on him under the provisions of said statute and offends Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd Respondent to decide the said revision in accordance with law and pass 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 pass an interim order directing the respondents 2 to 5 to restrain the 6th and 7th respondents from alienating, transferring, encumbering or creating any third-party interests over petitioners landed property admeasuring Ac. 4.28 cents in Sy.Nos. 4.28 cents in Sy.Nos. 153/1 and 153/2 of Mallavaram Village, Podili Mandal, Prakasam District by recording the same in dispute register, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NIMMAGADDA REVATHI 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. 24919 of 2025 ORDER: The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of 3rd respondent in non-deciding the revision, dt 26.05.2025 filed by the Petitioner under Section 9 of Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 and the rules framed thereunder connected to petitioner’s land admeasuring Ac. 4.28 cents situated in Sy. Nos. 153/1 and 153/2 of Mallavaram Village, Podili Mandal, Prakasam District, as illegal, irregular, and amounts to non- discharge of legal obligation conferred on him under the provisions of said statute and offends Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd Respondent to decide the said revision in accordance with law and pass such other order or orders as this 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 Revision Petition, dated 26.05.2025 filed by him under Section 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 and the Rules framed thereunder in respect of his land admeasuring Ac. 4.28 cents situated in Sy.Nos.153/1 and 153/2 of Mallavaram Village, Podili Mandal, Prakasam District. 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 4 to the petitioner. Hence, pleaded to direct the revisionary authority to dispose of the revision in a time bound manner in accordance with law. 4. Ergo the Court directs the 3rd respondent revisionary authority to make an endeavour by making all the efforts with due diligence for disposal of the interlocutory application in Revision Petition, dated 26.05.2025 filed by the petitioner, as per law, as expeditiously as possible and in any case, within four weeks 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: 17.09.2025 SPP 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHARA RAO W.P.No. 24919 OF 2025 Date: 17.09.2025 SPP