APHC010690182025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 35715/2025 Between: 1. BESTA ANJINI, S/O KHASEMANNA.AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,RESIDENT OF CHETNEHAILI VILLAGE,MANTRALAYAM MANDAL,KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 518001 2 2. CHAPALA NAGESH,, S/O NARAYANA,AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS. RESIDENT OF CHETNEHAILI VILLAGE,MANTRALAYAM MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 518001 3 3. . GANGULA VENKATESH,, S/O HANUMANTHU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,RESIDENT OF CHETNEHAILI VILLAGE, MANTRALAYAM MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 518001 4. 4. MEKALA MALLESH,, S/O TIMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,RESIDENT OF CHETNEHAILI VILLAGE, MANTRALAYAM MANDAL,KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 518001 ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, . REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI.GUNTURDISTRICT.A.P- 522302 2. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KURNOOL DISTRICT,KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH.518001 3. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL DISTRICT, KURNOOL, 2 ANDHRA PRADESH.518001 4. 4. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ADONI DIVISION, ADONI KURNOOL DISTRICT.518001 5. TAHSILDAR, MANTRALAYAM MANDAL, MANTRALAYAM, KURNOOI DISTRICT.518001 6. 6. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MANTRALAYAM POLICE STATION MANTRALAYAM, KURNOOI DISTRICT.518001 ...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 writ of Mandamus by Declaring the action of issuing house site pattas in Survey Nos.113 and 114/A of Chetnehalli Village as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently Direct the respondents not to interfere with the villagers right to use the burial ground and not to remove or disturb existing tombs and Direct cancellation of all house site pattas illegally issued within the burial ground, Restrain the police from registering or pursuing criminal cases against villagers for performing burial rites. Direct provision of police protection for peaceful conduct of burials and Pass 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 .Stay all interference including laying a gravel road to the river bed, by official respondents and patta holders with burial activities in Survey Nos. 113 & 114/A, Chetnehalli Village of mantralayam mandal Kurnool district A.P. pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. B SURYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: <…to issue writ of Mandamus by Declaring the action of issuing house site pattas in Survey Nos.113 and 114/A of Chetnehalli Village, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently Direct the respondents not to interfere with the villagers right to use the burial ground and not to remove or disturb existing tombs and Direct cancellation of all house site pattas illegally issued within the burial ground Restrain the police from registering or pursuing criminal cases against villagers for performing burial rites Direct provision of police protection for peaceful conduct of burials and pass…= (in verbatim) 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. 3. The issue involved in the present writ petition appears to be in the nature of a public interest. 4. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed, granting liberty to the petitioners to file a Public Interest Litigation in accordance with the Rules framed in that regard. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date: 23.12.2025 SNI 5 87 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 35715 OF 2025 Dt.23.12.2025 SNI