/ 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) A THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY M TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISI^A PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 1143 OF 2025 O p Between: \y Challa Venkata Subbamma, W/o Late Challa Pullaiah, aged about 73 years, R/o.D.No.1-97, G Kottala, Guntakal (Rural), Ananthapur District, A.P. ...PETITIONER-- AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Revenue De'partment, A.P, Secretariat, Amaravathi. 2. The District Collector, Ananthapur District, Ananthapur 3. The Joint Collector, Ananthapur District, Ananthapur - 4. The Revenue Divisional Officer(RDO), Guntakal Revenue Division Guntakal, Ananthapur District, A.P 5. The Tahsildar, Guntakal Mandal, Guntakal, Ananthapur District, A.P ' ...RESPONDENTS 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 that the inaction of the Respondent herein in considering and disposing the petitioners Form VI A application vide N0.RMUOI2106643417 dated.29.04.2021 for issuance of Pattadhar passbook and Title deed for the Petitioners admeasuring an Ac. 10.28 cents in Sy. No. 64^ 68A and 68B of Thimmanacherla Village accounts, Guntakal Mandal A.P as Illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and besides being violative of property Ananthapur District, 4 articles 14, 21 and 300(A) of the Constitution of India and direct the Respondent herein to issue Pattadhar passbook and Title deed to the subject property admeasuring an extent of Ac. 10^8 cents in Sy.No.64, 68A and 68B of Thimmanacherla Village accounts, Guntakal, Ananthapur District, A.P by considering the Petitioners application vide N0.RMUO12106643417 dated.29.04.2021. consequently Form VI A 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 direct the 5*^ respondent herein to forthwith petitioner’s consider the A application vide No.RMUO12106643417 dated.29.04.2021 for issuance of Pattadhar passbook and Title deed for the Petitioner’s property admeasuring an Ac. 10.28 cents in Sy. No. 6%, 68A and 68B of Thimmanacherla Village Ananthapur District. Counsel for the Petitioner; SRI K. CHETHAN FOR Form VI accounts, Guntakal Mandal, M/s. CKR ASSOCIATES w Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 5: SRI K. ARJUN CHOWDARY)^ AGP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER 1 APHC010016972025 [3328] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY ,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 1143/2025 Between; 1.CHALLA VENKATA SUBBAMMA, W/0 LATE CHALLA PULLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS,R/O.D.NO. 1-97, G KOTTALA, GUNTAKAL (RURAL), ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT, A.P, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI. ANDHRA PRADESH REVENUE 2.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT, ANANTHAPUR 3.THE JOINT COLLECTOR, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT, ANANTHAPUR 4.THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICERRDO, GUNTAKAL REVENUE DIVISION GUNTAKAL, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT, A.P 5.THE TAHSILDAR, GUNTAKAL MANDAL, GUNTAKAL, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT, A.P ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.CKR ASSOCIATES Counsel for the RespondentjS)^: 1.GPF0R REVENUE The Court made the following ORAL ORDER. Heard Sri K. Chethan, learned Counsel appearing Associates, learned Counsel for the learned Asst. Government Pleader for Revenue. behalf of M/. CKR Writ Petitioner and Sri Arjun Chowdary, on Learned Asst. Government Pleader has submitted the Written furnished by the Tahilsdar, Guntakal Mandal of it has been served on the learned is taken on record. 2. Instructions, dated; 19.01.2025 along with the Village Record. Copy Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same The Written Instructions would raise two issues, which are as 3. follows; (i) That the subject land falls under the Guntakal Municipality, (ii) That the subject land is uncultivable and therefore, the Pattadar Pass Books cannot be issued. This Court has noticed that the Writ Petitioner has made Form-6A 4. 29 04 2021 This Court, without going into merits Application way back on and demerits of the contents of the Written Instructions, is of the opinion that certainly caused inordinate delay in considering the same has been the Official Respondents have the Form-6A Application of the Writ Petitioner, since legal and technical objections on pending from 29.04.2021. If there are Official Respondents for not granting the necessary relief to the could have been conveyed to the Writ Petitioner the Application of the year 2021 any the part of the Writ Petitioner, the same the reasonable time, but keeping within pending till date is certainly an act of gross the Official Respondents. dereliction of duty on the part of In this view of the matter, this Court is inclined to dispose of this Writ Petition at the admission stage, without going following directions; 5. into merit by issuing the s 3 The District Collector, Anantapur District (Respondent No.2) is directed to enquire into the matter and fix the responsibility on the concerned Officials, who are responsible for causing inordinate delay in responding to the Application made by the Writ Petitioner and initiate Departmental Proceedings for gross dereliction of duty that tantamounts to ‘Malice in Law’. In any case, this whole exercise shall be completed by the District Collector within four (04) weeks from today. (i) The Application submitted by the Writ Petitioner shall be disposed of within a period of four weeks from today by passing a Speaking Order in accordance with law and communicate such Order to the Writ Petitioner forthwith. (ii) With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. 6. 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. Sd/- M.PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECWOfTOFFICER To 1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, A.P, Secretariat, Amaravathi. 2. The District Collector, Ananthapur District, Ananthapur 3. The Joint Collector, Ananthapur District, Ananthapur 4. The Revenue Divisional Officer(RDO), Guntakal Revenue Division Guntakal, Ananthapur District, A.P 5. The Tahsildar, Guntakal Mandal, Guntakal, Ananthapur District, A.P 6. One CC to M/s. CKR Associ^s, Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 8. Three CD Copies. ssb HIGH COURT DATED:23/01/2025 ORDER ^ Current Section WP.No.1143 of 2025 •01 FEB 2025 | HO DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS