1 APHC010506702025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION Nos: 25954, 25955, 25956 & 25957 of 2025 W.P.No.25954 of 2025: Between: 1. MARGANA SATYANARAYANA, S/O LATE MARGANA NARASAYYA, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, R/O D.NO.L 1-5-106, KENKI STREET, BHEEMUNIPATNAM VISAKHAPATNAM, REP BY ITS GPA HOLDER, SMT. ALLIPALII DHANA LAKSHMI, W/O PERLA BHULOKA RAO, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 5-25, ANNAVARAM VILLAGE, BHEEMUNIPATNAMMANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TOURISM AND CULTURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 4. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR DWMA, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. ANDHRA PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, O/O 5TH FLOOR, D. NO. 55-17- 2 TO 4, NEAR CGO COMPLEX, INDUSTRIAL ESTA-TE, AUTO 2 NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA-52007. 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BHEEMUNIPATNAM POLICE STATION, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 7. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MAHARANI PETA, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 8. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, BHEEMUNIPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 9. THE TAHSILDAR, B HEEMUNIPATNAMMANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. A S C BOSE Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 3. GP FOR REVENUE 4. GP FOR TOURISM W.P.No.25955 of 2025: Between: 1. RELANGI VENKATA SWAMY,, S/O RELANGIAPPALASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 12-20215, SUBHASH ROAD, BHEEMUNIPATNAM VISAKHAPATNAM, REP BY IT'S GPA HOLDER, ALLIPALII TRIVENI, W/O SEERAMVENKATASRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/O D. NO. 5-25, ANNAVARAM VILLAGE, BHEEMUNIPATNAMMANDAL, VISAKHAPTNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TOURISM AND CULTURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 3 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 4. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR DWMA, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. ANDHRA PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, O/O 5TH FLOOR, D. NO. 55-17- 2 TO 4, NEAR CGO COMPLEX, INDUSTRIAL ESTA-TE, AUTO NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA-52007. 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BHEEMUNIPATNAM POLICE STATION, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 7. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MAHARANI PETA, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 8. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, BHEEMUNIPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 9. THE TAHSILDAR, BHEEMUNIPATNAM MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. A S C BOSE Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 4. GP FOR TOURISM W.P.No.25956 of 2025: Between: 1. NARRA NAGA RAJYA LAKSHMI,, W/O NARRA KUTUMBA RAO, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 3-2, MADHURA KEETIPETA, MULAKUDDU, BHEEMUNIPATNAM VISAKHAPATNAM, REP BY ITS GPA HOLDER, SMT. ALLIPALII SATYAVATHI, W/O ALLIPALLI YELLAJI, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/O D. NO. 5-19, ANNAVARAM VILLAGE, 4 BHEEMUNIPATNAMMANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TOURISM AND CULTURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 4. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR DWMA, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. ANDHRA PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, O/O 5TH FLOOR, D. NO. 55-17- 2 TO 4, NEAR CGO COMPLEX, INDUSTRIAL ESTA-TE, AUTO NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA-52007. 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BHEEMUNIPATNAM POLICE STATION, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 7. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MAHARANI PETA, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 8. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, BHEEMUNIPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 9. THE TAHSILDAR, BHEEMUNIPATNAMMANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. A S C BOSE Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. GP FOR TOURISM 5 W.P.No.25957 of 2025: Between: 1. KATAMURI VENKATA RATNAM, S/O LATE KATTAMURI NARAYANA MUITHY, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 13-32-38, RAJENDRA STREET, BHEEMUNIPATNAM VISAKHAPATNAM, REP BY IT'S GPA HOLDER, ALLIPALII YELLAJI, S/O ALLIPALLI LAKSHMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 5-19, ANNAVARAM VILLAGE, BHEEMUNIPATNAMMANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TOURISM AND CULTURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 4. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR DWMA, THE PROJECT DIRECTOR DWMA, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. ANDHRA PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, O/O 5TH FLOOR, D. NO. 55-17- 2 TO 4, NEAR CGO COMPLEX, INDUSTRIAL ESTA-TE, AUTO NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA-52007. 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BHEEMUNIPATNAM POLICE STATION, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 7. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MAHARANI PETA, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 8. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, BHEEMUNIPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 9. THE TAHSILDAR, B HEEMUNIPATNAMMANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 6 1. A S C BOSE Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 3. GP FOR TOURISM The Court made the following: ORAL COMMON ORDER: Heard Sri Harsha Ammineni, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners, Sri Ghanta Rama Rao, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the Respondents and Sri K. Bhagat Singh, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. 2. All the Affidavits filed in support of these Writ Petitions are bereft of any details as regards the legal representatives or legal heirs of the assignees. On the contrary, all the assignees have given a General Power of Attorney (GPA) to four different persons. The D-form Patta conditions would indicate that the subject land is tentatively assigned, and the assignee has been described as a provisional assignee (Ex.P.1). The other conditions would also indicate that the assigned land is heritable but not alienable. This indicates that the assignees are expected to have complete control of the land or in their place, the legal representatives/legal heirs shall be in control and occupation of the land. 3. The Affidavits in all these Writ Petitions do not disclose whether these provisional assignees have any legal representatives or not and the reason for executing a General Power of Attorney in favour of a third party. Only the legal representatives or legal heirs of the provisional assignees have complete control and possession of the land when it is tentatively assigned. The execution of a GPA itself would indicate that it is an indirect form of alienation, 7 whereas the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 prohibits all forms of alienation. 4. In this view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to entertain these Writ Petitions as they are devoid of any merit. Accordingly, these Writ Petitions are dismissed. No order as to costs. 5. The tentative assignees or their legal representatives are given liberty to file Writ Petitions, if so advised. 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 22.09.2025 Vns