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2025 DAILYLAW 34459 (AP)

GOLLA VENKATARAMANA v. THE STATE OF AP

WP/27591/2024 · 2025-01-30

Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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APHC010530822024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] THURSDAY ,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 27591/2024 Between: 1. GOLLA VENKATARAMANA, S/O LATE G.VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, RESIDENT OF MORAVAPALLI H/O BODUMALLUVARIPALLI VILLAGE, FILER MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT AT RAYACHOTY. THE SUB COLLECTOR / REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, RAYACHOTY, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 3. THE SUB COLLECTOR / REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, RAYACHOTY, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, FILER MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 5. SRI KAMISENI SANKARA REDDY, S/O K.KONDA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, RESIDENT OF MANCHALAMANDA H/O VADLAKUNTA VILLAGE, MELLACHERUVU POST, K.V.PALLI MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VUTUPALLI RAJANNA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri V. Rajanna, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri K. Arjun Chowdary, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, Land Acquisition, Stamps & Registration. 2. Sri K. Arjun Chowdary, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, Land Acquisition, Stamps & Registration has submitted the Written Instruction furnished by the Tahsildar, Piler Mandal, dated 24.12.2024. Copy of the Written Instruction is also supplied to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. The same is taken on record. 3. Relevant portion of the Written Instruction is usefully extracted hereunder: “The writ petitioner have no manner of right over the prime Government waste Gayalu land in Sy.No.673/3 of Bodumalluvaripalle village. I submit that the respondent authorities will follow the due procedure of the law as per AP Land Encroachment Act, 1905 if any encroachment in the subject land. The Google Map is herewith enclosed for kind perusal.” 4. The above extract would indicate that the Official Respondents would follow the due process of law. 5. Having considered the above extract, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition, at the admission stage, without going into merits, with a direction to the Respondent Authorities to follow the due process of law, if any coercive steps are sought to be initiated against the Writ Petitioner in future. 3 6.With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. 7.Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 30.01.2025 JKS 4 98 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 27591 OF 2024 30.01.2025 JKS