APHC010556532025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 28653/2025 Between: 1. NENERU VENKATA RATHNAM, S/O ROSAIAH LATE, AGE 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE COOLI, DO.NO.27/40 B.KAMARAJ NAGAR GATE, PUTTUR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, VELGAPUDI, 2ND BLOCK TULLURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, CHITTOOR DIVISION, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, RAMACHANDRAPURAM MANDAL TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. 5. M NAGA RATNAM, S/O GAJENDRA, NENNERU VILLAGE, AGED 52 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, RAMACHANDRAPURAM MANDAL, TIRUPATI 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 an appropriate Writ, Order, or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the submit that the present writ petition is filed, challenging the inaction of the 3rd Respondent not concluded enquiry in ROR Appeal No.802 of 2025 pending before the 3rd respondent for cancellation of DKT Patta of illegal resumption without issuing any prior notice for an extent of Ac.3-09 cents in Sy.No.59/14 situated at Nennuru Village, Ramachandrapuram Mandal, Chittoor District, as illegal, arbitrary, and in violation of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India and in violation of the principles of natural justice and against all settled principles of law and consequently direct the Respondent No.3 to conclude enquiry in appeal pending before the 3rd respondent Roc No.802 of 2025 2 against the cancellation of his DKT patta without giving any opportunity by way of to rectify the mutation records and record the Petitioner's name in respect of the land admeasuring for an extent of Ac.3-09cents in Sy.No.59/14 situated at Nennuru Village, Ramachandrapuram Mandal, Chittoor District (Tirupati District) 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 Respondent No.3 to conclude enquiry in appeal pending before the 3rd respondent Roc No.802 of 2025 against the cancellation of his DKT patta without giving any opportunity by way of to rectify the mutation records and record the Petitioner’s name in respect of the land admeasuring for an extent of Ac.3-09 cents in Sy.No.59/14 situated at Nennuru Village, Ramachandrapuram Mandal, Chittoor District (Tirupati District), pending disposal of the main writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KALLA TULASI DURGAMBA 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. 28653 of 2025 ORDER: The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue an appropriate Writ, Order, or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 3rd Respondent not concluded enquiry in ROR Appeal No.802 of 2025 pending before the 3rd respondent for cancellation of DKT Patta of illegal resumption without issuing any prior notice for an extent of Ac.3-09 cents in Sy.No.59/14 situated at Nennuru Village, Ramachandrapuram Mandal, Chittoor District, as illegal, arbitrary, and in violation of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India and in violation of the principles of natural justice and against all settled principles of law and consequently direct the Respondent No.3 to conclude enquiry in appeal pending before the 3rd respondent Roc No.802 of 2025 against the cancellation of his DKT patta without giving any opportunity by way of to rectify the mutation records and record the Petitioner's name in respect of the land admeasuring for an extent of Ac.3-09cents in Sy.No.59/14 situated at Nennuru Village, Ramachandrapuram Mandal, Chittoor District (Tirupati District) and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interests of justice”. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for issuance of a direction for expeditious disposal of the ROR Appeal No.802 of 2025 filed before the 3rd respondent. 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 to the petitioner. Hence, pleaded to direct the appellate authority to dispose of the appeal in a time bound manner in accordance with law. 4 4. Ergo the Court directs the 3rd respondent appellate authority to make an endeavour to put an end, by making all the efforts in deciding the case with due diligence within a reasonable time for disposal of the ROR Appeal filed by the petitioner, on merits and as per law, as expeditiously as possible and in any case, not beyond three months 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: 16.10.2025 SPP 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO W.P.No. 28653 OF 2025 Date: 16.10.2025 SPP