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2025 DAILYLAW 52659 (AP)

AMMEPALLI LAKSHMI DEVI v. THE STATE OF AP

WP/36208/2025 · 2025-12-29

D Ramesh

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APHC010706322025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] TUESDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 36208/2025 Between: 1. AMMEPALLI LAKSHMI DEVI, W/O GADDAM SREENIVASULU AGED ABOUT 36YEARS, R/O. H.NO. 1-15, JUTURU VILLAGE. PEDDAPAPPUR MANDAL, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY IT'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ANANTHAPUR DIVISION, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, TADIPATRI MANDAL, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): The Court made the following ORDER: 1. This 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 a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th Respondent in collusion with the local political parties interfering into the petitioners land and trying to acquire petitioners land by dispossessing her from the land an extent Ac 0.25cents in Sy.No.153/A, an extent Ac 0.85cents in Sy.No.153/B and an extent Ac 1.54 cents in Sy. No. 154 total extent Ac 2.64cents at Veerapuram village, Tadipatri Mandal without following due process of law is illegal, arbitrary, unjust, violation of the Principles of Natural justice and violation of Articles 14,20, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 4th Respondent not to dispossess petitioner from her land in illegal means and pass….” 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent authorities are interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner’s land and are attempting to acquire the same by dispossessing her from the land admeasuring Ac.0.25 cents in Sy. No.153/A, Ac.0.85 cents in Sy. No.153/B, and Ac.1.54 cents in Sy. No.154, totaling an extent of Ac.2.64 cents, situated at Veerapuram Village, Tadipatri Mandal, without following due process of law, which is illegal and arbitrary. Hence the writ petition. 4. On the other hand, the learned Government Pleader for the respondents, on instructions, submits that the respondents have not initiated any action for acquiring the subject property of the petitioner. 5. Considering the above submissions, this Court is of the considered view that the writ petition can be disposed of by directing the respondent authorities not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the subject property of the petitioner and not to dispossess her therefrom except in accordance with due process of law. 6. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE D. RAMESH 30.12.2025 klk 118 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.36208 of 2025 30.12.2025 kkllkk