APHC010599952024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] THURSDAY ,THE SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 31281/2024 Between: 1. BOMMALA SIRISHA, W/O.HANUMANTHA RAO, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O.VALLURU VILLAGE, TANGUTUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT ONGOLE. 3. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ONGOLE REVENUE DIVISION, ONGOLE CITY, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 4. TAHSILDAR, TANGUTUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NAGA PRAVEEN VANKAYALAPATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2 The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Naga Praveen Vankayalapati, learned Counsel for the Petitioners and Sri Arjun Chowdary, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. 2. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court to the impugned Notice issued to the Writ Petitioner under Section 6 of the Madras Encroachment Act (Act 3 of 1905). Learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner has also received a Notice issued under Section 7 of the Madras Encroachment Act (Act 3 of 1905). It is also stated that the Notice issued under Section 7 did not contain the name of the Petitioner. 3. On the face of it, it is noticed by this Court that both the notices namely the Notice issued under Section 7 and Notice issued under Section 6 are under Madras Encroachment Act (Act 3 of 1905). There is no such Act existing in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, both the Notices (Ex.P1) are set aside. However, Respondents are given liberty to proceed in accordance with law, if they so choose. 4. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands allowed. No order as to costs. 5. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. _________________________________ GANNAMANENIRAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 02.01.2025 VTS