‘ ■f y [ 3329 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY ,THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 11357 OF 2C\7fi Between; U. Pedda Peddanna, S/o. Pedda Pullanna, Aged 73 years, Occ. Retd. Govt Employee, R/o. D.No .13-189A, Satyanarayana Peta, Guntakal Town and Mandel, Ananthapt District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal secretary. Revenue Dep Amaravati Secretariat, Guntur District.Andhra Pradesh, 2. The District Collector, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 3. The Joint Collector, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 4. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Pathikonda Revenue Division, Chippagiri Revenue Village and Mandal, Kurnool District. 5. The Thasildhar, Chippagiri Mandal, Kurnool District. 6. The General Manager, South Central Railway,3rd Floor, Rail Nilayam, S.D. Road, Secunderabad - 520025. 7. The Chief Engineer, Construction, South Central Railway, Guntakal, Kurnool District. 8. The Deputy Chief Engineer, Construction, South Central Railway, Guntakal, Kurnool District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue any writ or direction more particularly a writ ir the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in trying to interfere with the possession of the petitioner’s lands admeasuring Ac.1.56 cents in Sy.No.779-B1 and Ac 1.70 cents in Sy No 780 total admeasuring Ac.3.26 cents of Chippagiri Village and Mandal , Kurnool District as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14,21 and 300-A of the Constitution of the India and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the lands admeasuring Ac.1.56 cents in Sy.No.779-B1 and Ac.1.70 cents in Sy.No.780, total admeasuring Ac.3.26 cents of Chippagiri Village and Mandal, Kurnool District, without following due process of law. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased direct the respondents not to interfere with the petitioners lands admeasuring Ac. 1.56 cents in Sy. No.779-B1 and Ac. 1.70 cents in Sy No.780, total admeasuring Ac.3.26 cents of Chippagiri Village & Mandal, Kurnool District, without following due process of law pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner(s):SRI. G R SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondents: SRI PASALA PONNARAO, DEPUTY GENERAL OF INDIA The Court made the following: APHC010229272025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] TUESDAY ,THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 11357/2025 Between: U Pedda Peddanna ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.G R SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 2 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 11357/2025 ORDER: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of the India seeking the following reliefs;- “to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in trying to interfere with the possession of the petitioner’s lands admeasuring Ac. 1.56 cents in Sy.No.779-B1 and Ac.1.70 cents in Sy.No.780 total admeasuring Ac. 3.26 cents of Chippagiri Village and Mandal, Kurnool District as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of the India and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the lands admeasuring Ac. 1.56 cents in Sy.No.779-B1 and Ac. 1.70 cents in Sy.No.780 total admeasuring Ac. 3.26 cents of Chippagiri Village and Mandal, Kurnool District without following due process of law and pass such other order. ” 2. During hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner, without touching the merits of the case, requested this Court to issue a direction to the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the subject property without following due process of law. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submits that, if the petitioner is in possession of the subject property, the respondents would follow due process of law. 4. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for 3 the respondents, it is observed that when the petitioner is in settled possession and enjoyment of the subject property, he cannot be dispossessed, without following due process of law in view of the law declared by the Apex Court in “Rame Gowda (dead) by L.Rs. v. M.Varadappa Naidu (Dead) by L.RsJ’. Therefore, if the petitioner is in possession of the subject property, the respondents are directed not to dispossess the petitioner from the subject property, except by following due process of law. 5. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel miscellaneous application, pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ' 2004(1) see 769 Sd/- P.VINOD KUMAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ir % //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal secretary. Revenue Dep., State of Andhra Pradesh Amaravati Secretariat, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The District Collector, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 3. The Joint Collector, Kurnool, Kurnool District. f 4. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Pathikonda Revenue Division, Chippagiri Revenue Village and Mandal, Kurnool District. The Thasildhar, Chippagiri Mandal, Kurnool District. The General Manager, South Central Railway,3rd Floor, Rail Nilayam, S.D. Road, Secunderabad - 520025. The Chief Engineer, Construction, South Central Railway, Guntakal, Kurnool District. The Deputy Chief Engineer, Construction, South Central Railway, Guntakal, Kurnool District. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. One CC to Sri G R Sudhakar, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri Pasala Ponnarao, Deputy General of India 10. [OPUC] 11. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 12. Three CD Copies f HIGH COURT DATED:06/05/2025 ORDER WP.No.11357of 2025 THE WRIT PETITION IS DISPOSED OF WITHOUT COSTS