APHC010479382025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] MONDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 26877/2025 Between: 1. SRI DASIKA LAKSHMI NARASIMHAM, S/O BALA GANGADHARA SASTRY, MALE, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, R/O D.NO.24-14-16/5, BANDAVARI STREET, SRIRAMAPURAM, SIVARAOPETA, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT-534202. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ELURU DISTRICT, COLLECTRATE COMPOUND, N.R.PET, ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT. 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, COLLECTRATE COMPOUND ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, JANGAREDDYGUDEM DIVISION, JANGAREDDYGUDEM, ELURU DISTRICT. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, DWARAKA TIRUMALA MANDAL, DWARAKA TIRUMALA, ELURU DISTRICT. 6. THE MANDAL SURVEYOR, DWARAKA TIRUMALA MANDAL, C/O TAHSILDARS OFFICE, DWARAKA TIRUMALA, ELURU DISTRICT. T 7. PAKALAPATI RUDRA SOMASEKHAR, S/O TYAGA BHEEMESWARA RAO, MALE, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/O RAMANNAGUDEM, H/O DEVINENIVARIGUDEM, DWARAKA TIRUMALA MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT. 8. PAKALAPATI PRASANTHI, PAKALAPATI PRASANTHI, D/O TYAGA BHEEMESWARA RAO, FEMALE, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/O RAMANNAGUDEM, H/O DEVINENIVARIGUDEM, DWARAKA TIRUMALA MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT. 9. PAKALAPATI TYAGA BHEEMESWARA RAO, S/O SOMAIAH, MALE, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/O RAMANNAGUDEM, H/O DEVINENIVARIGUDEM, DWARAKA TIRUMALA MANDAL, 2 ELURU 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 an appropriate order or direction more particularly, one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of respondents more particularly 5th respondent-Tahsildar for abnormal delay in correcting land records and mutating petitioners name in web-land revenue records and issuance of e-pattadar passbook and title deed passbook, inspite of his complaint, dated 30.12.2024 in Revenue Sadassu conducted under PGRS (Public Grievance Redressal System) and inspite of petitioners mee-seva application, dated 04.01.2025 and presented in PGRS programme and petitioners written representation, dated 12.08.2025 sent by RPAD in respect of petitioners agricultural lands admeasuring an extent of Ac. 1-83 cents and Ac.0-67 cents, total extent being Ac.2-50 cents, situated in RS.Nos.26-3b-5 and 26-3b-1-A-2 respectively of Haveli Lingapalem Village, within Ramannagudem Grama Panchayat limits, Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal, West Godavari District, born out by his registered sale deeds, dated 15.06.2016, bearing documents Nos.1381/2016 and 1413/2016 is illegal, arbitrary, ultravires, contrary to the procedure established by law and against the provisions of A. P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 and offends Articles 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents Nos.2 to 6 to make entries in record of rights in petitioners favour for his entire land admeasuring an extent of Ac.2-50 cents which is described above 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 pleased to direct the respondents Nos.2, 4 and 5, i.e. District Collector, R.D.O. and Tahsildar to consider petitioners representations, dated 12.08.2025 for taking necessary steps for correction of revenue records and mutate his name against petitioners entire land of an extent of Ac. 1-83 cents and Ac.0-67 cents, total extent being Ac.2-50 cents, situated in RS.Nos.26-3b-5 and 26-3b-1-A-2 respectively of Haveli Lingapalem Village, within Ramannagudem Grama Panchayat limits, Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal, West Godavari District, within a time period to be specified by the Honble Court, pending disposal of the above writ petition in the interest of justice and pass IA NO: 2 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 peased to direct the 5th respondent - Tahsildar not to mutate in favour of unofficial respondents Nos.7 to 9 3 who are petitioners vendors in online web-land revenue records except in favour of the petitioner in respect of his agricultural lands admeasuring an extent of Ac. 1-83 cents and Ac.0-67 cents total extent being Ac.2-50 cents, situated in RS.Nos.26-3b-5 and 26-3b-1- A-2 respectively of Haveli Lingapalem Village, within Ramannagudem Grama Panchayat limits, Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal, West Godavari District, pending disposal of the above writ petition in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. C VENKAIAH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.26877 of 2025 ORDER:- The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue an appropriate order or direction more particularly, one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of respondents more particularly 5th respondent-Tahsildar for abnormal delay in correcting land records and mutating petitioner’s name in web-land revenue records and issuance of e-pattadar passbook and title deed passbook, inspite of his complaint, dated 30.12.2024 in Revenue Sadassu conducted under PGRS (Public Grievance Redressal System) and inspite of petitioner’s mee-seva application, dated 04.01.2025 and presented in PGRS programme and petitioner’s written representation, dated 12.08.2025 sent by RPAD in respect of petitioner’s agricultural lands admeasuring an extent of Ac.1-83 cents and Ac.0-67 cents, total extent being Ac.2-50 cents, situated in RS.Nos.26-3b-5 and 26-3b-1-A-2 respectively of Haveli Lingapalem Village, within Ramannagudem Grama Panchayat limits, Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal, West Godavari District, born out by his registered sale deeds, dated 15.06.2016, bearing documents Nos.1381/2016 and 1413/2016 is illegal, arbitrary, ultravires, contrary to the procedure established by law and against the provisions of A.P.Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 and offends Articles 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents Nos.2 to 6 to make entries in record of rights in petitioner’s favour for his entire land admeasuring an extent of Ac.2-50 cents which is described above and pass such other order.…” 2. The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition is that petitioner made an application dated 12.08.2025 to the respondent No.5-Tahsildar, requesting mutation of petitioner’s name in web-land revenue records and issuance of e-pattadar passbook and title deeds. However, due to the inaction of respondent No.5-Tahsildar, the petitioner has been constrained to file the present writ petition, seeking 5 a direction to respondent No.5 to mutate the petitioner’s name in the revenue records. 3. Heard Sri Chalasani Venkaiah, learned counsel for petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for respondent Nos.1 to 6. 4. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for petitioner limited his arguments for disposal of the application dated 12.08.2025. 5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader has not raised any serious objection to the disposal of the application dated 12.08.2025. 6. Hence, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition at admission stage directing respondent No.5-Tahsildar to address the application dated 12.08.2025, in accordance with law and communicate the said decision to the petitioner within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. With the above observations, 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: 06.10.2025 KBN