APHC010030212025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 1691/2025 Between: 1. M.LAKSHMI NARASIMHULU, S/O NARASAIAH, AGED 62 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O 9-991, GOOTY, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANANTAPUR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, GUNTAKAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDHAR, GOOTY MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER: 1. N CHANDRA SEKHAR REDDY COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2 The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri N. Narasimha Rao, learned Counsel representing on behalf of Sri N. Chandra Shekar Reddy, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri K. Arjun Chowdhary, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. 2. Sri K. Arjun Chowdhary, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue has submitted the Written Instruction furnished by the Tahsildar of Gooty Mandal dated 22.01.2025. Copy of it is supplied to the Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. The same is taken on record. 3. The relevant portion of the Written Instructions is usefully extracted here under: “At present the respondents one have not iniated steps for acquisition of land. If at all the said land is found suitable for issue of house site pattas or other public purpose, the same will be acquired through due process of law and awarding suitable compensation. It is submitted further that the land in question was assigned to the writ petitioner, for agricultural purpose. He is not authorized to utilize the land for other than agricultural purpose. The writ petitioner has not requested the assigning authority at any point of time for utilization a portion of the assigned land for industrial purpose. The Executive Officer, Gram Panchayat, Gooty is not the competent authority to issue permission to run slab polishing unit in the said land. It is also submitted that it is incorrect to say that he has obtained necessary permission from the officials concerned. If the land is required for public purpose, the same will be acquired duly following due procedure of law. At present the land is lying waste and the Writ Petitioner is utilizing a portion of the land for storing and selling Kadapa slabs. This is submitted for favour of information.” 3 4. The above extract would indicate that, for the present, the Official Respondents have not initiated any steps for acquisition of land. It is also stated that if the land is found suitable for issuance of house site pattas or other public purpose, the same will be acquired through due process of law by awarding suitable compensation. 5. It is also stated that the land was initially assigned to the Writ Petitioner for agricultural purpose whereas the Writ Petitioner is utilizing the portion of the land for storing and selling Kadapa slabs. 6. Having regard to these facts, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition, at the admission stage and without going into merits, directing the Respondents to follow the due process of law for any future action. 7. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. 8. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. _________________________________ GANNAMANENIRAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 24.01.2025 DSV