1 APHC010643632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] MONDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 33278/2025 Between: 1. MAKKENA PEDDANNA, S/O. ANKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O. CHALLAGIRIGALA VILLAGE, KANIGIRI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KANIGIRI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, KANIGIRI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. S DILIP JAYA RAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.33278 of 2025 ORDER: This writ petition is filed declaring the action of the 4th respondent in rejecting the application of the petitioner dated 18.09.2025 seeking for mutation and issuance of pattadar pass books and title deeds vide order dated 04.10.2025 pertaining to the land situated in Survey Nos.31, 34/A and 45 measuring extents of Ac.2.36 cents, Ac.1.28 cents and Ac.2.73 cents respectively of Challagirigala Village, Kanigiri Mandal, Prakasam District, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the respondents have rejected the application of the petitioner without any speaking order and no reasons have assigned. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents, on instructions, has submitted that the respondents have rejected the application of the petitioner dated 18.09.2025 based on records and no speaking order/reasoned 4 order has been passed and the entries in the revenue records show the name of Sri P.Venkateswarlu. 5. Considering the above submissions, as the respondents have not passed any reasoned order, the impugned rejection order dated 04.10.2025 is set aside remanding the matter to the respondents more particularly the 4th respondent to consider the application made by the petitioner on 18.09.2025 and pass a speaking order based on records by issuing notice to the petitioner. Such exercise shall be completed within a period of one (1) month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date: 01.12.2025 Ivd 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.33278 of 2025 Dated: 01.12.2025 Ivd