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2025 DAILYLAW 46441 (AP)

Nookala Sreeramacharanam, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh,

WP/11523/2025 · 2025-05-04

Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda

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'i i IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 11523 OF 2025 Between: Nookala Sreeramacharanam, S/o. Venakta Gangaiah, aged 50 years, Occ: Cultivation, R/o. Pullampeta Village and Mandal, Annamayya District-516107. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Departrpent, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Annamayya District at Rayachoti, Erstwhile Kadapa District. 3. The Joint Collector, Annamayya District at Rayachoti, Erstwhile Kadapa District. 4. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajampeta Revenue Division, Annamayya District, Erstwhile Kadapa District. 5. The Tahsildar, Pullampeta Mandal, Annamayya District, Erstwhile Kadapa District. : 6. Lebaku Venkataratnamma, W/o. Narayana, Aged about 50 years, Occ R/o. Kommanavaripalli Village, Pullampeta Mandal, Housewife, Annamayya District. 7. Minuku Chandrakala, W/o. Ramachandaraiah, Aged about 51 years Occ Housewife, R/o. Kommanavaripalli Village, Pullampeta Mandal Annamayya District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court be pleased to issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of Respondent No.3 in non-deciding the Revision Petition and Stay Petition, dated 10.03.2025 filed by the Petitioner under Paragraph 18 of BSO 15 of Board of Revenue Standing Orders against the order passed by the 5th Respondent in granting assignment in favor of Respondent No. 6 and 7 for the land admeasuring an extent Ac. 2.28 Cents covered by Sy. No. 530-2 of Kommanavaripalli Revenue Village, Pullampeta Mandal, Annamayya (Erstwhile Kadapa) District, without any proper inquiry and verifying Petitioner's possession, as illegal, irregular, and amounts to non-discharge of legal obligation conferred on him/her under such statute and offends Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd Respondent to decide said Revision, Stay petition and pass orders in accordance with law. may 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 suspend the operation of alleged assignments made by the office of 5th Respondent in favor of Respondent No.6 and 7 connected to my agricultural landed property admeasuring Ac. 2.28 Cents covered by Sy. No. 530-2 of Kommanavaripalli Revenue Village, Pullampeta Mandal, Annamayya (Erstwhile Kadapa) District, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI PALA KARTHI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 5: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 6 & 7: — The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010220742025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 11523/2025 THE Between; ...PETITIONER Nookala Sreeramacharanam, AND ...RESPONDENT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.PALAKARTHI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): . 1.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 11523/2025 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking following relief; “ to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of Respondent No.3 in non-deciding the Revision Petition and Stay Petition, dated 10.03.2025 filed by the Petitioner under Paragraph 18 of BSO 15 of Board of Revenue Standing Orders against the order passed by the 5^^ Respondent in granting assignment in favor of Respondent No.6 and 7 for the land admeasuring an extent Ac. 2.28 Cents covered by Sy.No. 530-2 of Kommanavaripalli Revenue Village, Pullampeta Mandal, Annamayya (Erstwhile Kadapa) District, without any proper inquiry and verifying Petitioner’s possession, as illegal, irregular and amounts to non-discharge of legal obligation conferred him/her under such statute and offends Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3''^ Respondent to decide said Revision, Stay petition and pass orders in accordance with law...” on 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents. Though the petitioner made several allegations against the respondents, during hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner requested this Court, without touching the merits of the case, to issue a direction to the 3. 3 and dispose of the Revision Petition dated respondents to consider 10.03.2025 filed by the petitioner. 4. The S'"* respondent is ready to dispose of the Revision Petition dated 10.03.2025, pending with them, within a reasonable time. of the submissions made by the learned Government Pleader this Court need not decide the truth or otherwise of the 5. In view for Revenue, allegations made in the petition. This Court is conscious that no such direction The Government of be issued, in view of the judgment of the Apex Court in India v. P.Venkatesh^", wherein the Apex Court held that such orders may make for a quick or easy disposal of cases in overburdened adjudicatory institutions. But, they do not serve to the cause of justice. As the learned counsel for the petitioner himself requested to issue a direction to dispose of the Revision Petition dated 10.03.2025, this Court find no other alternative except to issue such direction. 6. Accordingly, with the consent of both the learned counsel, the present Writ Petition is disposed of, with a direction to the O'"* respondent to consider and dispose of the Revision petition dated 10.03.2025 filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law, after providing opportunity of hearing to both the parties, within a period of six (06) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. 2019(8) SCALE 544 4 Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed. Sd/- 'm. SRiNlVAS assistant registrar //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Annamayya District at Rayachoti, Erstwhile Kadapa District. 3. The Joint Collector, Annamayya District at Rayachoti, Erstwhile Kadapa District. 4. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajampeta Revenue Division, Annamayya District, Erstwhile Kadapa District. 5. The Tahsildar, Pullampeta Mandal, Annamayya District, Erstwhile Kadapa District. 6. One CC to Sri Pala Karthi Kiran Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 8. Three CD Copies TF HIGH COURT DATED:05/05/2025 0^ * 02JUN?n75 ^ . Curreni Seciion ta, ORDER WP.No.11523 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P., WITHOUT COSTS