APHC010474502025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI Sc O FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBEF||y TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO: 2740 OF 7n9fi xO Petitioner under Article 227 of Constitution of India aggrieved by the long pendency of O.S.No.83 of 2018 on the file of the Court of the XIII Additional District Judge, Narasaraopet. Between: 1. Vunnam Atchaiah, S/o Seethaiah Hindu, Aged about 54 years, Cultivation, R/o D.No. 15-201, Piduguralla Palandu District, Andhra Pradesh 2. Gadipudi Venkata Rao, S/o Subba Rao, Aged about 38 Private Employee R/o Morjampadu Village, Machavaram Mandal Pidugurallla JCJ, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh years, Occ ...Petitioners/Plaintiffs AND 1. Golla Kotamma, W/ o late Koteswararao (died) Hindu, Housewife, R/o D.No.3-114, Asanam Bazar Piduguralla, Palanadu District, Andhra Pradesh 2. Golla Subba Rao, W/o late Koteswararao Hindu, aged about 47 years R/o D.No.3-114, Asanam Bazar Piduguralla, Palanadu District, Andhra Pradesh 7 A 3. Nallabothula Srinivasarao. S/o Koti Veeraiah, Hindu Aged about 44 years. Business R/o D.No.7-135, Piduguralla Palandu District, Andhra Pradesh ...Respondents lA NO: 2 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 may be pleased to direct the learned lower court to complete the examination and cross examination of the Defendants expeditiously as possible, preferably within two (02) weeks, in the O.S.No.83 of 2018, pending on the file of learned XIII Additional District Judge, Narasaraopet. as Counsel for the Petitioners: M/S. LEO LAW ASSOCIATES LLP Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following order: APHC010474502025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3207] FRIDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO: 2740/2025 Between: 1.VUNNAM ATCHAIAH. S/0 SEETHAIAH HINDU, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, CULTIVATION R/0 D.NO. 15-201, PIDUGURALLA PALANDU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 2.GADIPUDI VENKATA RAO, S/O SUBBA RAO AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC PRIVATE EMPLOYEE R/0 MORJAMPADU VILLAGE. MACHAVARAM MANDAL PIDUGURALLLA JCJ, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1.GOLLA KOTAMMA. W/ O LATE KOTESWARARAO (DIED) HINDU, HOUSEWIFE, R/0 D.NO.3-114, ASANAM BAZAR PIDUGURALLA. PALANADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 2.GOLLA SUBBA RAO. W/0 LATE KOTESWARARAO HINDU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/0 D.NO.3-114, ASANAM BAZAR PIDUGURALLA. PALANADU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 3.NALLABOTHULA SRINIVASARAO, S/O KOTI VEERAIAH, HINDU AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS. BUSINESS R/O D.NO.7-135, PIDUGURALLAPALANDU DISTRICT,ANDHRAPRADESH ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India,praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed herein.the High Court may be pleased tomay be pleased to direct the learned lower court to dispose of the O.S.No.83 of 2018, pending on the file of Honble XIII Additional District Judge, Narasaraopet, in complaince of the instructions issued by this Honble High 2 Court R.O.C.NO.560/OP/CELL/2022. dated 23-11-2022, possible, preferably within two (02) months, and to pass such 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 may be pleased to dispense with filing of the docket orders in the aforesaid suit ^, and renumbered as O.S No.83 of 2018, on the file of the court of the Hon ble XIII Additional District Judge, Narasaraopet, on transfer), in the above CRP, and pass such lA NO: 2 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 may be pleased to direct the learned lower court to complete the examination and cross examinaiton, as expeditously as possible, preferably within two (02) weeks, in the O.S.No.83 of 2018, pending on the file of learned XIII Additional District Judge, Narasaraopet, and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. LEO LAW ASSOCIATES LLP Counsel for the Respondent(S): as expeditiously as \ \ 1. The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.2740 of 2025 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and perused the material available on record. The Civil Revision Petition is filed aggrieved by the long 2. pendency of suit in O.S.No.83 of 2018 on the file of the learned XIII Additional District Judge, Narasaraopet. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the 3. petitioners herein are the plaintiffs in the suit in O.S.No.19 of 2015 on the file of the learned XIII Additional District Judge, Gurazala, filed for declaration of the title of the plaintiffs, permanent injunction and cancellation of registered sale deed dated 11.08.2014. Thereafter, the said suit is renumbered as O.S.No.83 of 2018 and pending on the file of the learned XIII Additional District Judge, Narasaraopet. Learned counsel would submit that the trial Court is not concluding the proceedings in the suit and it is contrary to the circulars issued by High Court in ROC.No.98/OPCELL-E/2025, dated 22.04.2025. Accordingly, he sought to allow the Civil Revision Petition, with a direction to the trial Court to expedite the suit proceedings. K \ / Admittedly, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh in the said circular 4. stated that instructions have already been issued on 12.10.2023, wherein ail 4 the judicial officers were directed to emphasize the importance of disposal of Pre-2019 (upto 2018) cases and to achieve the target of 5 + 0 pendency. Thereafter, by a circular dated 22.04.2025, in order to enhance the disposals and reduce backlog cases and to make 5 + 0 meaningful, the High Court directed all the Judicial Officers to take immediate steps for disposal of up to and inclusive of 2020 on priority basis i.e. Pre-2021 by giving special emphasis over the cases pending for more than 20 years (where there i: . stay) in the respective Courts. cases IS no 5. In the light of the said circular, this Court is of the opinion that the trial Court has to take up the proceedings of the suit in O.S.No.83 of 2018 on priority basis. 6. Accordingly, the Civil Revision Petition is disposed of, directing the learned XIII Additional District Judge, Narasaraopet to expedite the suit in O.S.No.83 of 2018 pending on its file on priority basis, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three (03) months, from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. 7. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K J RAJA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR \ //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The XIII Additional District Judge, Narasaraopet. 2. One CC to M/s. Leo Law Associates LLP, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CD Copies sree V HIGH COURT DATED:17/10/2025 ORDER CRP NO. 2740 OF 2025 ^ 0 6 NOV 2025 V jS^Jiirrent Sectiopxv^ DISPOSING OF THE C.R.P. WITHOUT COSTS