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2025 DAILYLAW 52074 (AP)

V NAGABHUSHANAM REDDY v. THE STATE OF AP

WP/25247/2025 · 2025-09-21

Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa

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APHC010493722025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 25247 OF 2025 Between: 1. V. Nagabhushanam Reddy, S/o. V.Narsimha Reddy, Aged 48 years, R/o. C.Ramapuram Village, Chintapenta Revenue Village, Penumoru Mandal, Chittoor District. 2. B.Lokanath Reddy, S/o. Jayarama Reddy, Aged 65 years, R/o. C.Ramapuram Village, Chintapenta Revenue Village, Penumoru Mandal, Chittoor District. ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Stamps and Registration Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati. 2. The District Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 3. The District Registrar, Tirupati District, Tirupati. 4. The Sub Registrar, Pakala, Tirupati District. 5. The Tahsildar, Penumuru Mandal, Penumuru, District. 6. The Sub Inspector, Penumuru Police Station, Penumuru, Chittoor Rural Circle, Chittoor District. 7. Smt. E. Lakshmamma, W/o. late E.Sriramulu Reddy, Aged 73 years, R/o. Ramapuram Village, Thurpupalle Post, Chintapenta Panchayat, Penumuru Mandal, Chittoor District. Chittoor, Chittoor Penumuru Mandal r '8. P. Mahender Reddy, S/o. P.Markonda Reddy, Aged 52 years, R/o. Thurpupalle Post, Chintapenta Chinna Nadimpalli Village, Grampanchyayat, Penumuru Mandal, Chittoor District. r ...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 or an order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent authorities particularly Respondents 2, 5 & 6 in interfering in civil disputes and preventing the petitioners from entering into their patta lands through an extent of Ac. 0.20 cents in Sy. No. 29 of Chintapenta Revenue Village, Penumuru Mandal Chittoor District and threatening to implicate in criminal cases as highly arbitrary, illegal, null and void against the principles of natural justice and excess of jurisdiction and violative of fundamental rights apart from Article 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents herein not to interfere with possession and enjoyment of petitionersover the above said subject land pending civil suits in OS Nos. 1060 of 2023, OS No. 330 of 2024 & OS No. 357 of 2025 on the file of the IV Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Chittoor & OS No. 494 of 2023 on the file of Junior Civil Judge cum Special Mobile Court, Chittoor. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondent authorities not to interfere in the civil disputes pertaining the property in an extent of Ac. 0.20 cents in Sy. No. 29 of Chintapenta Revenue Village, Penumuru Mandal, Chittoor District, pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI BALAJI MEDAMALLI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1, 3 & 4 : GP FOR REGISTRATION AND STAMPS Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 5 : GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.6 : SRI V. FAROOQ, ASST.GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 7 & 8 : SRI SARANU PHANI TEJA The Court made the following : APHC010493722025 HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 25247/2025 /■ IN THE [3396] sga rrf; THE Between: REDDY, S/0 V.NARSIMHA REDDY, AGED 48 CHINTAPENTA REVENUE 1.V NAGABHUSHANAM YEARS, R/0 C.RAMAPURAM VILLAGE, PENUMORU MANUAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT VILLAGE 2 B LOKANATH REDDY,, S/0 JAYARAMA REDDY, AGED 65 YEARS, CHINTAPENTA REVENUE VILLAGE, R/0 C.RAMAPURAM VILLAGE PENUMORU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT ...PETITlONER{S) AND REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, STAMPS DEPARTMENT 1.THE STATE OF AP REGISTRATION SECRETARIAT, AND VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATL DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT DISTRICT REGISTRAR, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, TIRUPATL 2.THE 3.THE SUB REGISTRAR, PAKALA, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. PENUMURU MANDAL, PENUMURU, CHITTOOR 4.THE 5.THE TAHSILDAR CHITTOOR DISTRICT. POLICE STATION, CHITTOOR RURAL CIRCLE, PENUMURU 6.THE SUB INSPECTOR, PENUMURU MANDAL, PENUMURU CHITTOOR DISTRICT. W/O LATE E.SRIRAMULU REDDY, AGED 73 THURPUPALLE POST, 7.SMT E LAKSHMAMMA YEARS, R/O RAMAPURAM VILLAGE 2 CHINTAPENTA PANCHAYAT, PENUMURU MANDAL CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 8.P MAHENDER REDDY, S/0 P.MARKONDA REDDY YEARS. R/0 CHINNA NADIMPALLI VILLAGE, THURPUPALLE POST. CHINTAPENTA GRAMPANCHYAYAT CHITTOOR DISTRICT. AGED 52 PENUMURU MANDAL. ...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 topleased to issue a Writ or an order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent authorities particularly Respondents 2, 5 AND 6 in interfering in civil disputes and preventing the petitioners from entering into their patta lands through extent of Ac. 0.20 cents in Sy. No. 29 of Chintapenta Revenue Village, Penumuru Mandal, Chittoor District and threatening to implicate in criminal cases as highly arbitrary, illegal, null and void against the principles of natural justice and excess of jurisdiction and violative of fundamental rights apart from Article 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents herein not to interfere an with possession and enjoyment of petitioners over the above said subject land pending civil suits in OS Nos. 1060 of 2023, OS No. 330 of 2024 AND OS No. 357 of 2025 on the file of the IV Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division). Chittoor AND OS No. 494 of 2023 on the file of Junior Civil Judge cum Special Mobile Court Chittoor and to pass 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 pleased to direct the respondent disputes pertaining the property in an extent of Ac. 0.20 cents in Sy. No. 29 of Chintapenta Revenue Village, Penumuru Mandal, Chittoor District, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S); 1.BALAJ1 MEDAMALLI Counsel for the Respondent{S): authorities not to interfere in the civil 3 1.GP FOR HOME 2.SARANU PHANI TEJA 3.GP FOR REGISTRATION AND STAMPS rf The Court made the following: 4 f THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 25247/2025 ORDER: y This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “...to issue a Writ or an order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent authorities particularly Respondents 2, 5 & 6 In interfering in civil disputes and preventing the petitioners from entering into their patta lands through an extent of Ac.0.20 cents In Sy.No.29 of Chintapenta Revenue Village, Penumuru Mandal, Chittoor District and threatening to implicate in criminal cases as highly arbitrary. Illegal, null and void against the principles of natural justice and excess of jurisdiction and violative of fundamental rights apart from Article 300-A of the Constitution of India and conseguently direct the respondents herein not to Interfere with possession and enjoyment of petitioners over the above said subject land pending civil suits in OS Nos. 1060 of 2023, OS No. 330 of 2024 & OS No. 357 of 2025 on the file of the IV Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Chittoor & OS No. 494 of 2023 on the file of Junior Civil Judge cum Special Mobile Court, Chittoor... ’’ Heard Sri Balaji Medamalli, learned counsel for the petitioners. 2, Sri V.Farook, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue and Sri S.Phani Teja, learned counsel for unofficial respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the respondent 3. authorities are unnecessarily interfering in the civil dispute between the petitioners and the unofficial respondents in this matter. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home would submit that the 4. Police are not interfering in the civil dispute between the parties. 5 5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue would submit that they are not interfering in the civil dispute between the parties. Learned counsel for unofficial respondents also would submit that they are not interfering in the civil dispute and that they are in possession of the 6. property. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners have been in possession and enjoyment of the property. Considering the submissions made, it is apposite to dispose of the present Writ Petition, leaving the petitioners and the unofficial respondents to work out their remedies before appropriate forum according to law. However, the respondent authorities are directed not to interfere in the civil dispute except under due process of law. In that view, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand 8. 9. closed. Sd/- T. SRINIVASA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Stamps and Registration Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati. 2. The District Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 3. The District Registrar, Tirupati District, Tirupati. 4. The Sub Registrar, Pakala, Tirupati District. 5. The Tahsildar, Penumuru Mandal, Penumuru, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 6. The Sub Inspector, Penumuru Police Station, Penumuru, Chittoor Rural Circle, Chittoor District. Penumuru Mandal, p 7. One CC to Sri Balaji Medamalli, Advocate [OPUC] 8. Two CCs to GP for Registration and Stamps, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 9. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 10. Two CCs to GP for Home, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 11. One CC to Sri Saranu Phani Teja, Advocate [OPUC] 12. Two CD Copies r Cnr Vi •i: i i k I f $ HIGH COURT DATED:22/09/2025 ORDER WP NO. 25247 OF 2025 i o r OCT® g ^ Cuirmt SMMon DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS