APHC010165202025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WP(PIL) NO: 62 of 2025 Bench Sr.No:-38 [3552] Kanumuru Madhusudhan Reddy ...Petitioner Vs. The State Of AP and Others ...Respondent(s) ********** Advocate for Petitioner: Mr. Mahadeva Kanthrigala Advocate(s) for Respondent(s): GP for Revenue, Mr. P Sridhar Reddy CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN DATE : 12th November 2025 P C : The petitioner challenges the proposed action of the official respondents in allotting land in favour of private respondent No.7, which the petitioner claims is Rastha Poramboku. 2. Our attention has been drawn to the Government’s land allotment policy framed and notified by virtue of G.O.Ms.No.571, dated 14.09.2012, which, in clause 3(a), reflects that the Government land is to be allotted only for a public purpose, and public purpose further has been defined to mean strategic purposes for example armed forces, national security, infrastructure and 2 HCJ & CGR, J W.P.(PIL) No:62 of 2025 industry and in cases where benefits largely accrued to the general public. It further envisages allotment of Government land for villages and urban sites, as also for purposes of allotment of land to the poor for residential purposes, among others. It is, therefore, stated that respondent No.7, who admittedly already owned about eight acres of land, can neither be said to be a person who is poor and requires the allotment of land for residential purposes, nor is he otherwise entitled to be considered under the aforementioned policy. 3. Learned counsel for respondent No.7, on the other hand, would submit that the present application is pre-mature inasmuch as the land has still not been allotted. It is further stated that apart from the land policy which was placed before the Court, the Government has the power to allot land in terms of the Board Standing Orders. 4. We feel that the entire issue with regard to the proposed allotment of land has to be considered strictly in accordance with the land policy or for that matter, any other statutory orders, may be in the shape of Board Standing Orders, which would govern allotment of Government land to individuals like respondent No.7. The authorities concerned would, therefore, consider all the aspects and take a decision, which should be in strict consonance with the 3 HCJ & CGR, J W.P.(PIL) No:62 of 2025 statutory provisions and the land policy which governs the issue. No further directions are required in the matter. The proceedings are accordingly closed. No costs. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CJ CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J akn 4 HCJ & CGR, J W.P.(PIL) No:62 of 2025 HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CHIEF JUSTICE & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN Writ Petition (PIL) No:62 of 2025 DATE : 12.11.2025 AKN