APHC010514762025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 26982/2025 Between: 1. KRISHNAGIRI VASANTHA, D/O. PADAKANDLA SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.5/71, D.V. RAO STREET, KADAPA, YSR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, YSR KADAPA DIST. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 5. THE KADAPA DISTRICT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS HOUSING BUILDING SOCIETY, KADAPA, CHINTHAKOMMA DINNE MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...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 a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the Respondent No.4 herein not disposing of the Revenue Appeal No.D/779/2023 filed against Form-VIII Notice of Ryothwari Patta (Ref.No.B/52/2021) dated 25.10.2021 even after reserving the matter for orders on 21/06/2025 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondent No.4 to dispose the Revenue Appeal No.D/779/2023 filed against Form-VIII of Ryotwari Patta (Ref.No.B/52/2021) dated 25.10.2021 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 2 may be pleased to direct the Respondent No.4 to dispose the Revenue Appeal No.D/779/2023 filed against Form-VIII of Ryotwari Patta (Ref.No.B/52/2021) dated 25.10.2021 pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VALLEPU JAGADEESH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 26982 of 2025 ORDER: The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the Respondent No.4 herein not disposing of the Revenue Appeal No.D/779/2023 filed against Form-VIII Notice of Ryothwari Patta (Ref.No.B/52/2021) dated 25.10.2021 even after reserving the matter for orders on 21/06/2025 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondent No.4 to dispose the Revenue Appeal No.D/779/2023 filed against Form-VIII of Ryotwari Patta (Ref.No.B/52/2021) dated 25.10.2021 and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case”. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for issuance of a direction for expeditious disposal of the Revenue Appeal No.D/779/2023 filed against Form-VIII of Ryotwari Patta (Ref.No.B/52/2021), dated 25.10.2021 issued by the Tahsildar, C.K.Dinne, YSR Kadapa, even after reserving the matter for orders on 21.06.2025 by the 4th respondent. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the appellate authority is bound to decide the case in accordance with law expeditiously. The urgency that is stated that the property rights are involved in the case if the delay is occasioned that it will be detrimental to the petitioner. Hence, pleaded to direct the appellate authority to dispose of the appeal in a time bound manner in accordance with law. 4 4. Ergo the Court directs the 4th respondent appellate authority to make an endeavour to put an end, by making all the efforts in deciding the case with due diligence within a reasonable time for disposal of the Revenue Appeal filed by the petitioner, on merits and as per law, as expeditiously as possible and in any case, not beyond three months from the date of receipt of the order. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, interlocutory applications, if any pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ___________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 08.10.2025 SPP 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHARA RAO W.P.No. 26982 OF 2025 Date: 08.10.2025 SPP