APHC010556412025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 29168/2025 Between: 1. MONDI YARAVA JAYAMMA, W/O. LATE VENKATARAMANA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 3-169-13-150-105, GOWTHAMI NAGAR, B.K. PALLI, MADANAPALLE, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE SUB COLLECTOR, MADANAPALLE, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, MADANAPALLE, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...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 Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the 3rd respondent in not disposing of ROR Appeal Roc. No.3404/2024 filed by the petitioner against the illegally granted of Pattadar Pass Books in favour of private parties, as arbitrary, illegal and violative of the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to dispose of the petitioners appeal Roc. No. 3404/2024 on merits and in accordance with law, within a time frame as may be fixed by this Hon’ble Court and Pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VENKATESH KOSARAJU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 29168 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 Writ, Order, or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the 3rd Respondent in not disposing of ROR Appeal Roc.No.3404 of 2024 filed by the petitioner against the illegally granted of pattadar passbooks in favour of private parties, as arbitrary, illegal and violative of the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to dispose of the petitioner’s appeal Roc.No.3404 of 2024 on merits and in accordance with law, within a time frame as may be fixed by this Hon’ble Court and pass such other order or direction as may be deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case”. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for issuance of a direction for expeditious disposal of the ROR Appeal No.3404 of 2024 filed before the 3rd respondent. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the appellate authority is bound to decide the case in accordance with law expeditiously. The urgency that is stated that the property rights are involved in the case if the delay is occasioned that it will be detrimental to the petitioner. Hence, pleaded to direct the appellate authority to dispose of the appeal in a time bound manner in accordance with law. 4. Ergo the Court directs the 3rd respondent appellate authority to make an endeavour to put an end, by making all the efforts in deciding the case with due diligence within a reasonable time for disposal of the ROR Appeal filed by the petitioner, on merits and as per law, as 3 expeditiously as possible and in any case, not beyond three months from the date of receipt of the order. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, interlocutory applications, if any pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ___________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 24.10.2025 SPP 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO W.P.No. 29168 OF 2025 Date: 24.10.2025 SPP