APHC010525812025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] THURSDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 27569/2025 Between: 1. SYED ALI AKBAR,, S/O. ISMAIL BASHA, AGED 39 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, KALICHERLA VILLAGE AND POST, PEDDAMANDYAM MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE, SECRETARIAT OF A.P. AT MANGALAGIRI, 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, RAYACHOTI, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 3. THE SUBCOLLECTOR, MADANAPALLE, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, A.P. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MADANAPALLI, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 5. THE DISTRICT REVENUE OFFICER, RAYACHOTI, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, A.P. 6. THE TAHSILDAR, PEDDAMANDYAM MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 7. SYED GHOUSE PEER G MULLANJI, S/O. LATE BAYAN SAB, AGED 57 YEARS, KAHKHERLA VILLAGE, PEDDAMANDYAM MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, A.P. ...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, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the respondent No.3 in not passing any order in the stay petition filed for stay of the order dated 15-05-2015 passed by the 6th Respondent in Proceedings No. A/53/2018 as a highhandedness and dereliction of the authority vested in him, and stay the operation of the order dated 15/05/2025 in Proceedings No. A/53/2018 and consequently direct the 3rd Respondent to dispose of the appeal in ROC No. B2/1700/2025 as early as possible in the interest of Justice IA NO: 1 OF 2025 2 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 stay the operation of the order dated 15/05/2025 in Proceedings No. A/53/2018 pending disposal of the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M V SUBBA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.27569 of 2025 ORDER:- The present 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 Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the respondent No.3 in not passing any order in the stay petition filed for stay of the order dated 15-05-2015 passed by the 6th Respondent in Proceedings No.A/53/2018 as a highhandedness and dereliction of the authority vested in him, and stay the operation of the order dated 15/05/2025 in Proceedings No. A/53/2018 and consequently direct the 3rd Respondent to dispose of the appeal in ROC.No.B2/1700/2025 as early as possible in the interest of Justice.…” 2. The respondent No.6 has cancelled the D-form patta issued in favor of the petitioner’s paternal uncle, along with the pattadar passbooks and title deeds issued in favor of the petitioner. The said proceedings was challenged by way of appeal vide ROC.No.B2/1700/2025 before respondent No.3-Sub Collector, Madanapalle, along with an application for stay of proceedings vide Proc.No.A/53/2018 dated 15.05.2025 filed under Section 5B of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act. 3. Heard Sri M.V.Subba Reddy, learned counsel for petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for respondent Nos.1 to 6. 4 4. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that it would suffice to direct the respondents to dispose of the stay application filed along with the appeal within a time bound manner. 5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader does not refute the said submission. 6. Therefore, without going into merits of the matter, the present Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent No.3 to pass appropriate orders on the stay application filed by the petitioner along with the appeal, within a period of two (02) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 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: 09.10.2025 KBN