APHC010521482025 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.27318 of 2025 Between: 1. RONGALI SIMHACHALAM, W/O APPAIA NAIDU, AGED 72 YEARS, OCCAGRICULTURIST, MENTADA VILLAGE MANDAL, .VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTNCT. 2. 2. THE DISTNCT COLLECTOR, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 3. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, BOBBIN, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 4. 4. THE MANDAL REVENUE OFFICER, MENTADA MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent Nos.2 4 to consider and dispose of the application No. VZM2025031478, dated 14.03.2025 submitted through Grievance cell under PGRS Request to the Respondent No.2 for mutation of the name of the petitioner on the web-Jand an extent of Ac.4.00 cents in Sy.No. 180/320 as per Khata No.448 of Mentada Village, Mentada Mandal, Vizianagaram District under the provisions of A.P.Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass books Act, 1971 as illegal arbitrary and violation of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India. 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MADHU SUDHAN P Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent Nos.2 4 to consider and dispose of the application No.VZM2025031478, dated 14.03.2025 submitted through Grievance cell under PGRS Request to the Respondent No.2 for mutation of the name of the petitioner on the web-land an extent of Ac.4.00 cents in Sy.No.180/320 as per Khata No.448 of Mentada Village, Mentada Mandal, Vizianagaram District under the provisions of A.P.Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass books Act, 1971 as illegal arbitrary and violation of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India and pass such other orders…” 2. D-Form patta, vide D.Patta No.246/93 was granted in favour of the petitioner and also granted pattadar passbook and title deed vide Khata No.448 and the petitioner has planted teak trees in the assigned land. Be that as it may, the petitioner herein has approached the bank authorities for loan for further development of the land. The bank authorities have asked the petitioner to submit adangal pahanis and 1-B namuna for the present year. As the name of the petitioner is not entered in the webland in Meebhumi, the petitioner herein approached the 2nd respondent, the District Collector submitted an application through the Grievance Cell on 14.03.2025 requesting that the 4th respondent – Tahsildar be directed to mutate the name of the petitioner on web portal in accordance with Khata and Patta No.448 for the land in an extent of Acs.4.00 cents in Sy.No.180/320 as per Khata No.448 of Mentada Village, Mentada Mandal, Vizianagaram District. From 4 14.03.2025, till today, there is no action from the respondent – authorities. Hence, the present Writ Petition is filed seeking direction to the respondents to dispose of the application of the petitioner dated 14.03.2025. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would submit that a procedure has been envisaged under Section 6 of the A.P.Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971, and the petitioner has to file an application under Section 6 of the Act, if a procedure is contemplated, it has to be done in the same procedure otherwise, not. 4. Without going into the merits of the case, this Court is inclined to dispose of the present Writ Petition directing the 4th respondent – Tahsildar to address the application made by the petitioner herein dated 14.03.2025, as expeditiously as possible, not later than six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 08.10.2025 siva 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.27318 of 2025 Date: 08.10.2025 siva