APHC010547352025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 28207/2025 Between: 1. K NARAYANA REDDY, S/O. K. GANGIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.4-3/2, REDDY JALARI INDLU, PEDDACHALARI GUNTA, BAIREDDIPALLE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 2. A. SOMAPPA, S/O. A. CHENGALARAYYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/O.CHINNA CHELLARA GUNTA, PEDDACHALLERAGUNTA, BAIREDDIPALLE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, BAIREDDIPALLE MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 5. THE VILLAGE REVENUE OFFICER, BALUPALLE VILLAGE, BAIREDIPALLE MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 6. THE VILLAGE REVENUE OFFICER, PEDDACHELLARAGUNTA VILLAGE, BAIREDDIPALLE MANDAL, CHITTOOR 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 high handed action of the Respondents in interfering with the possession of the petitioners lands to lay the road from the Petitioners patta lands in Sy.No.965 to 2 an extent of Ac.2-50 cents of Belupalli Village and Sy.No.413/1 to an extent of Ac.1-26 cents of Peddachellarigunta Village, Baireddipalle Mandal, Chittoor District without following due procedure of law as illegal, improper, unjust, arbitrary, contrary to law and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioners patta lands in Sy.No.965 to an extent of Ac.2-50 cents of Belupalli Village and Sy.No.413/1 to an extent of Ac. 1-26 cents of Peddachellarigunta Village, Baireddipalle Mandal, Chittoor District 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 may be pleased to direct the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioners’ lands in Sy.No.965 to an extent of Ac.2- 50 cents of Belupalli Village and Sy.No.413/1 to an extent of Ac. 1-26 cents of Peddachellarigunta Village, Baireddipalle Mandal, Chittoor District, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. K RAGHU VEER 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. 28207 of 2025 ORDER: Succinctly, the case of the petitioners is that the respondent authorities are interfering with the possession of the petitioners’ land to lay the road in the land belongs to them in Survey No.965 to an extent of Ac.2.50 cents of Belupalli Village and Sy.No.413/1 to an extent of Ac.1.26 cents of Peddachellarigunta Village, Baireddipalle Mandal, Chittoor District, without following the due process of law. As per the revenue records, the petitioners are in possession of the subject land and they are raising mango trees in the subject land and seeking a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner’s property without following the due process of law. 2. The learned Assistant Government Pleader has placed the written instructions in Roc:A/148/2025, dated 13.10.2025 of the 4th respondent/Tahsildar, Baireddipalle Mandal (part of the record) and the said written instructions indicates that the lands in Sy.No.965 of Belupalli Village and Sy.No.413/1 of Peddachellarigunta Village are DKT (assigned) lands, not private patta lands. The 15 feet cart track condition is a statutory obligation under the DKT assignment rules and the respondent authorities have no intention to dispossess the petitioners from their assigned lands without following the due legal procedure. 4 3. In view of the above said circumstances, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition directing the respondents, if at all, they required the land for any public purpose, the respondents shall follow the due process of law. 4. With the above said direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date : 14.10.2025 SPP 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Writ Petition No:28207 of 2025 Date : 14.10.2025 SPP