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2025 DAILYLAW 49876 (AP)

KOTIPALLI RANI v. STATE OF AP

WP/25729/2020 · 2025-09-23

B Krishna Mohan

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M ^ APHC01038S162020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADES AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) c WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY Of SEPTEMBE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 25729 OF 2020 Between: 1. Kotipalli Rani, W/o Yarrayya, Aged. 55 years, Occ. Coolie, Chinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. 2. Naviri Chinnami, W/o Late Yallayya, Aged. 69 years, Occ. Coolie, R/o Chinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. 3. Malakapalli Urmila, W/o Late Maheswara Rao, Aged. 55 years, Occ. Coolie,R/o Chinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. 4. Vavilapalli Lakshmikantam, , W/o Madhava Rao, Aged. 57 years, Occ. Coolie,R/o Chinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. 5. Rupiti Kalyani,, W/o Vasudeva Rao, Aged. 45 years, Occ. Coolie, R/o Chinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. 6. Rupiti Bhavani,, W/o Chandra Rao, Aged. 55 years, Occ. Coolie, R/o Chinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. 7. Vavilapalli Lakshmi,, W/o Suresh, Aged. 69 years, Occ. Coolie, R/o Chinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. 8. Vavilapalli Balamani,, W/o Rambabu, Aged. 55 years, Occ. Coolie, R/o Chinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. 9. Dasari Tavitamma,, W/o Ramu, Aged. 57 years, Occ. Coolie, R/o Chinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. R/o Vavilapalli Ganga,, W/o Mohan Rao, Aged. 45 years, Occ. Coolie, / R/o Ghinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. Sivvvapu Pentayya, S/o Narasayya, Aged. 55 years, Occ. Coolie,R/o Ghinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. 10. 11. Moyya Rama,, W/o Ganapathi Rao, Aged. 69 y^rs, Occ. Coolie,R/o Ghinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. 12. 13. Rupiti Sujatha,, W/o Vijaya Rao, Aged. 55 years, Occ. Coolie, R/o Ghinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. Rupiti Seethayamma,, W/o Jagannadham, Aged. 56 years, Occ. R/o Ghinnaiahpeta Village, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam 13. 14. Coolie, District. ...Petitioners AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravatl, Guntur District. 2. District Collector, Srikakulam District. 3. Revenue Divisional Officer, Palakonda Division, Srikakulam District. 4. Tahsildar, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. ...Respondents 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, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents 2 to 4 petitioners representation dt. 06.08.2020 submitted to grant house site pattas to the petitioners under Navaratnalu Pedlandariki lllu scheme by including their names in eligible beneficiaries list by considering the Eligible List on prepared in Grama Sabha conducted by the Chinnaiahpeta Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District Gram Panchayat, as illegal, irregular, irrational , non- on them under the provisions of Andhra and offends Articles 14, 21 discharge of legal obligation conferred Pradesh Board Standing Order 15 Constitution of India and and 300-A of respondents include the and grant house site pattas situated in Chinnaiahpeta Gram consequently direct the petitioners names in eligible beneficiaries list the land covered by Survey No.323/2 si in Panchayat, Santhakaviti Mandal. Srikakulam District. lA NO: 1 OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition direct the respondents 2 to 4 the High Court may be pleased not to grant house site to pattas to ineligible on 25-12-2020 till decision taken 06.08.2020 submitted to persons belonged to Mandarada Village the petitioners representation dt. on grant house site pattas to the petitioners under including their names i Navaratnalu Pedlandariki lllu scheme by in eligible beneficiaries list by considering the Eligible conducted by the Chinnaiahpeta Panchayat. Santhakaviti Mandal. Srikakulam District above writ petition. List prepared in Grama Sabha Gram pending disposal of the Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI SRINIVAS AMBATI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order: APHC010385162020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3233] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 25729/2020 Between: 1. KOTIPALLI RANI, AGED. 55 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/0 CHINNAIAHPETA VILLAGE, SANTHAKAVITI MANDAL SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. NAVIRI CHINNAMI,, W/0 LATE YALLAYYA, AGED. 69 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/0 CHINNAIAHPETA VILLAGE, SANTHAKAVITI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. MALAKAPALLI URMILA,, W/0 LATE MAHESWARA RAO, AGED. 55 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE,R/0 CHINNAIAHPETA VILLAGE, SANTHAKAVITI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. VAVILAPALLI LAKSHMIKANTAM, , W/0 MADHAVA RAO, AGED. 57 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE,R/0 CHINNAIAHPETA VILLAGE, SANTHAKAVITI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 5. RUPITI KALYANI,, W/0 VASUDEVA RAO, AGED. 45 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/0 CHINNAIAHPETA VILLAGE^ SANTHAKAVITI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 6. RUPITI BHAVANI,, W/0 CHANDRA RAO, AGED. 55 YEARS CHINNAIAHPETA OCC. COOLIE,R/0 SANTHAKAVITI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. VILLAGE, 7. VAVILAPALLI LAKSHMI,, W/0 SURESH, AGED. 69 YEARS, CHINNAIAHPETA OCC. COOLIE,R/0 SANTHAKAVITI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. VILLAGE 8. VAVILAPALLI BALAMANI,, W/O RAMBABU, AGED. 55 YEARS OCT. COOLIE, R/0 CHINNAIAHPETA SANTHAKAVITI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. VILLAGE, 2 9. DASARI TAXDAMMA,, W/0 RAMU, AGED 57 YEARS OPP COOLIE, R/0 CHINNAIAHPETA VILLAGE, SANTHA^AVm MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 10.VAVILAPALLI GANGA,, W/O MOHAN RAO OCC. COOLIE. AGED. 45 YEARS, VILLAGE, R/O oAK.-r...,, CHINNAIAHPETA SANTHAKAVITI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT 11.SIVWAPU PENTAYYA, S/0 NARASAYYA OCC. COOLIE.R/0 AGED. 55 YEARS, VILLAGE, CHINNAIAHPETA SANTHAKAVITI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. W/O GANAPATHI RAO, AGED. 69 YEARS OCC. COOLIE,R/O CHINNAIAHPETA SANTHAKAVITI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 13.RUPITI SUJATHA,, W/O VIJAYA RAO, AGED 55 YEARS OCC COOLIE, R/O CHINNAIAHPETA VILLAGE SANTHAli^VITI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. VILLAGE, 14.RUPITI SEETHAYAMMA,. W/O JAGANNADHAM YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, , AGED. 56 SANTHAKAVITI MANDAL, SR^lS^KUliTM DISTR^ ...PETITIONER(S) AND ^ PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATL, GUNTUR Sicf ' 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. SANTHAKAVITI PALAKONDA DIVISION, 4.TAHSILDAR, DISTRICT. MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM ...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 rnay be pleased toto issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of L respondents 2 to 4 on petitioners representation dt. 06.08.2020 submitted to grant house site pattas to the petitioners under NAVARATNALU PEDLANDARIKI ILLU scheme by including their names in eligible beneficiaries list by considering the Eligible List prepared in Grama Sabha conducted by the Chinnaiahpeta Gram Panchayat, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District as illegal, irregular, irrational, non-discharge of legal obligation conferred on them under the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Board Standing Order 15 and offends Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents include the petitioners names in eligible beneficiaries list and grant house site pattas in the land covered by Survey No.323/2 situated in Chinnaiahpeta Gram Panchayat, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District and pass lA NO: 1 OF 2020 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 direct the respondents 2 to 4 not to grant house site pattas to ineligible persons belonged to Mandarada Village on 25-12- 2020 till decision taken on the petitioners representation dt. 06.08.2020 submitted to grant house site pattas to the petitioners under NAVARATNALU PEDLANDARIKI ILLU scheme by including their names in eligible beneficiaries list by considering the Eligible List prepared in Grama Sabha conducted by the Chinnaiahpeta Gram Panchayat, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SRI NIVAS AMBATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following Order: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents. This writ petition was filed questioning the inaction of the respondent Nos.2 to 4 on petitioners’ representation dated 06.08.2020 submitted to grant house site pattas to the petitioners under ‘Navaratnalu pedalandariki lllu’ scheme by including their names in eligible beneficiaries list by considering the eligible list prepared in Grama Sabha conducted by the Chinnaiahpeta Gram Panchayat, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. 2. On the other hand, the learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that, if the petitioners make any fresh representation to the authorities concerned, the same would be considered by following the due process of law. of the above said facts and circumstances, if the petitioners’ representation dated 06.08.2020 was not acted upon, it is open for the petitioners to make a fresh representation enclosing all the necessary documents in support of their claim for grant of house site pattas under the welfare scheme within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of this order to the respondent Nos.2 to 4. On receipt of the same, the respondent Nos.2 to 4 shall consider and dispose of 3. In view 4. 5 the same subject to the eligibility and under the existing policy of the state. entitlement of the petitioners 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. Interim order if deemed to have been vacated. There shall be As a sequel, Miscellaneous Petitions any, no order as to costs. pending, if any, shall stand closed. / Sd/- B. PRASADA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR ,/ //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary to Government, State of AP, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Veiagapudi, Amaravatl, Guntur District. District Collector, Srikakulam District. Revenue Divisional Officer, Palakonda Division, Srikakulam District. Tahsildar, Santhakaviti Mandal, Srikakulam District. One CC to Sri. Srinivas Ambati Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP for Revenue High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] Two CD Copies GSC 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. HIGH COURT DATED:24/09/2025 ORDER WP NO. 25729 OF 2020 DISPOSING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS