APHC010015842025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY ,THE TENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA WRIT PETITION Between: 1. S SANDEEP REDDY, S/O LATE S. DIWAKAR REDDY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS R/O PLOT NO. 86 HU DA HEIGHTS MLA COLONY, ROAD NO. 12 BANJARA HILLS HYDERABAD TELANGANA 500034 2. N. BHAGEERATHI,, W/O LATE S. DIWAKAR REDDY, AGED 67 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS R/O PLOT NO. 86 HUDA HEIGHTS MLA COLONY, ROAD NO. 12 BANJARA HILLS HYDERABAD TELANGANA 500034 3. S. JANARDHAN REDDY, S/O LATE SUBBA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, OCC RETIRED EMPLOYEE R/O 97/188 FLOOR, BESIDE TURNING POINT UTUKURU KADAPA, ANDHRA PRADESH 516003 4. S. VIJAYA KUMARI, W/O S JANARDHAN REDDY, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE R/O 97/188 BESIDE TURNING POINT UTUKURU KADAPA, ANDHRA PRADESH 516003 5. Y. SATYA SANDEEP REDDY, S/O PRABHAKAR REDDY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS R/O VILLA 19A, HILL RIDGE VILLAS, ISB ROAD GACHIBOWLL, HYDERABAD IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] FRIDAY ,THE TENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 900/2025 S SANDEEP REDDY, S/O LATE S. DIWAKAR REDDY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS R/O PLOT NO. 86 HU DA HEIGHTS MLA COLONY, ROAD NO. 12 BANJARA HILLS HYDERABAD N. BHAGEERATHI,, W/O LATE S. DIWAKAR REDDY, AGED 67 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS R/O PLOT NO. 86 HUDA HEIGHTS MLA COLONY, ROAD NO. 12 BANJARA HILLS HYDERABAD S. JANARDHAN REDDY, S/O LATE SUBBA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, OCC RETIRED EMPLOYEE R/O 97/188-32, VJ ELITE, 5H SIDE TURNING POINT UTUKURU KADAPA, ANDHRA S. VIJAYA KUMARI, W/O S JANARDHAN REDDY, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE R/O 97/188-32, VJ ELITE, 5TH FLOOR, BESIDE TURNING POINT UTUKURU KADAPA, ANDHRA PRADESH DEEP REDDY, S/O PRABHAKAR REDDY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS R/O VILLA 19A, HILL RIDGE VILLAS, ISB ROAD GACHIBOWLL, HYDERABAD-500032 ...PETITIONER(S) AND [3328] THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA S SANDEEP REDDY, S/O LATE S. DIWAKAR REDDY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS R/O PLOT NO. 86 HU DA HEIGHTS MLA COLONY, ROAD NO. 12 BANJARA HILLS HYDERABAD N. BHAGEERATHI,, W/O LATE S. DIWAKAR REDDY, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS R/O PLOT NO. 86 HUDA HEIGHTS MLA COLONY, ROAD NO. 12 BANJARA HILLS HYDERABAD S. JANARDHAN REDDY, S/O LATE SUBBA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 32, VJ ELITE, 5H SIDE TURNING POINT UTUKURU KADAPA, ANDHRA S. VIJAYA KUMARI, W/O S JANARDHAN REDDY, AGED ABOUT 71 32, VJ ELITE, 5TH FLOOR, BESIDE TURNING POINT UTUKURU KADAPA, ANDHRA PRADESH DEEP REDDY, S/O PRABHAKAR REDDY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS R/O VILLA 19A, HILL RIDGE ...PETITIONER(S) 2 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, INTERIM GOVERNMENT COMPLEX, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH. REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, YSR (KADAPA) DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH 3. MANDAL REVENUE OFFICER M R O / TAHSILDHAR, CHINTAKOMMADINNE MANDAL, YSR (KADAPA) DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH 4. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, YSR (KADAPA) DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH 5. FOREST RANGE OFFICER, YSR (KADAPA) DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH 6. FOREST BEAT OFFICER, MADDIMADUGU WEST BEAT YSR (KADAPA) DISTRICT ANDHRA-PRADESH ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. TARUN G. REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR FORESTS The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri B.Adinarayana Rao, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Tarun G.Reddy, learned Counsel for the Petitioners, Sri J.Dileep Kumar, learned Government Pleader for Revenue and Sri Y.Somaraju, learned Government Pleader for Forests. 3 2. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of this case, all the parties appearing before this Court have given consent for disposal of this Writ Petition at the admission stage, without going into the merits, directing the Official Respondents to follow the due process of law in so far as the subject land is concerned. There shall be a direction to all the parties to maintain Status quo as regards possession only with regard to Orchards of various kinds of fruits in the nature of plantation. It is clarified that trees and plants growing in the area other than the Orchards are not covered under the present Interim Order. This order shall not preclude the authorities from proceeding with any enquiry if they intend to initiate in the future and the Order of status quo seizes to operate the moment any enquiry is initiated by following the due process of law. 3. Needless to state that if any enquiry is initiated, the Petitioners shall cooperate with the enquiry by duly responding to the Notices issued by the Respondent Authorities. 4. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. 5. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. _________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 10.01.2025 VTS