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2025 DAILYLAW 33309 (AP)

Manthina Veera Venkata Satyanarayana, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh,

WP/25833/2025 · 2025-09-21

Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao

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APHC010498632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 25833/2025 Between: 1. MANTHINA VEERA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA, S/O.BHASKARARAO, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/O.D.NO.8- 7-89/36, CHAITANYA NAGAR, SAROOR NAGAR, K.V. RANGAREDDY DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE OFFICE, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE OFFICE, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PENTAPADU DIVISION, PENTAPADU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, PENTAPADU MANDAL, PENTAPADU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. THE SURVEYOR, PENTAPADU MANDAL, PENTAPADU WEST GODAVARI 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 2 Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, declaring the inaction of the respondents in not conducting survey and not issuing Pattadar Passbook and Title Deed in favour of the petitioner in respect of the land situated at Darsiparru Village, Pentapadu Mandal, West Godavari District, covered by R.S.No.294/13, to an extent of Ac.0.50 cents, purchased under Regd. Sale Deed No.1995/2011 dated 02.09.2011, as illegal, arbitrary, and contrary to the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 and Consequently direct the respondents to conduct survey, to update revenue records, and to issue Pattadar Passbook and Title Deed in the petitioner's favour within a fixed time frame 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 to conduct survey, update revenue records, and issue Pattadar Passbook and Title Deed in the petitioner's favour within a fixed time frame Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRINIVAS MANCHANAPALLI 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. 25833 of 2025 ORDER: Succinctly the present writ petition is filed aggrieved by the action of the respondents in not conducting the survey, updating the revenue records and issuance of pattadar passbook and title deed in petitioner’s favour covered for the land to an extent of Ac.0.50 cents in R.S.No.294/13 situated at Darsiparru village, Pentapadu Mandal, West Godavari District, which is purchased under Registered sale deed bearing No.1995/2011, dated 02.09.2011. 2. Earlier, the petitioner herein made an application to conduct survey but the respondent authorities are not able to conduct survey as there is a standing crop in the subject land. 3. The learned Assistant Government Pleader has placed the written instructions dated 22.09.2025 addressed by the Tahsildar, Pentapadu. The said instructions manifests that if the petitioner apply online application for conducting survey, the authorities have no objection for conducting survey and only after the result of the survey, further action will be taken by the respondent authorities for issuance of pattadar passbook and title deed for the extent claimed by the petitioner. 4. In view of the above circumstances, this Court is inclined to dispose of this writ petition directing the petitioner herein to file an online application for conducting survey and on filing such application, 4 the respondent authorities are directed to conduct survey and pass appropriate orders and deliver pattadar passbook and title deed in respect of the subject land, within a period of four weeks therefrom. 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: 22.09.2025 SPP 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHARA RAO W.P.No. 25833 OF 2025 Date: 22.09.2025 SPP