IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO; 3596 OF 2025 Between: 1. Narredia Mohan Reddy, S/o. Narsi Reddy, Aged about 74 years, R/o.Kothapalli Village, Gampalagudem Mandal, NTR District. 2. Vuyyuru Venkata Rattamma,, W/o. Suryanarayana Reddy, Aged about 87 years, R/o.Raghavapuram village, Reddigudem Mandal, NTR District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector/Chairperson of District level committee,, NTR District. 3. The Joint Collector, Vijayawada, NTR District. 4. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruvur Division, Tiruvur, NTR District. 5. The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, NTR District. 6. The Tahsildar, Gampalagudem Mandal,Gampalagudem Post, NTR District. ...RESPONDENTS 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 of mandamus or any o|her appropriate writ or direction declaring the inaction of the respondents ^disposing of the Mee- seva application No.TTA012200090036, Dt.25.06.2022 as illegal, arbitrary < and consequently direct the respondents to dispose of the Mee-seva :application N0.TTAOI2200090036, Dt.25.06.2022. lA 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 to direct the respondents to dispose of the Mee-seva application N0.TTAOI 2200090036, Dt.25.06.2022 pending disposal of the writ petition. t Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI KANAKALA DEVI PRASANNAKUMAR Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4 & 6: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.5: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010068352025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3310] TUESDAY ,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 3596/2025 Between: Narredia Mohan Reddy and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.KANAKALADEVI PRASANNAKUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE ...RESPONDENT(S) The Court made the following: ORDER:- This petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief:- pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the inaction of the respondents disposing of the Mee-seva application NO.TTA012200090036, dated 25.06.2022 arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to dispose of the Mee-seva application No. TTA0I2200090036, dated 25.06.2022 and pass ....” as illegal, 2. The case of the petitioners in brief is that the petitioners are the absolute owners of the property situated in Sy.No.265/1 and Sy.No.265/3 admeasuring an extent of Ac.3.39 cents and Ac.2.20 cents respectively situated in Kothapalli Village, Gampalagudem Mandal, NTR District. The said land was originally owned by Smt. Narredia Punnamma who was granted a Ryotwari Patta on 20.06.1960 through proceedings by the then Special Deputy Tahsildar, Inams, Vijayawada. The deity. Sri Jaganmohana Venugopala Swamy represented by its trustee was a party to the proceedings and endorsed rights of Smt. N.Punnamma. Smt. N.Punnamma had purchased the land from M.V.Lakshmi Narasamma, the successor of Kothapalli and Vinagadapa estates, through a registered sale deed in 1957. Upon the demise of Smt. N.Punnamma, her sons viz., Mr. Narsi Reddy and Mr. Bikshma Reddy orally partitioned the land along with other joint family properties. Mr.Narsi Reddy received the subject land in his share and after government acquisition of Ac.0.65 cents for the N.S.Canal Ac.5.59 cents. Later, the petitioners, being the legal heirs of Mr. Narsi he retained Reddy, further partitioned the land. The first petitioner received Ac.3.39 cents in Sy.No.265/1 and Ac.0.86 cents in Sy.No.265/3, while the second petitioner acquired Ac.1.34 cents in Sy.No.265/3 through a registered gift deed. The petitioners have been in peaceful possession and were issued pattadar passbooks and revenue records in their names. 3 When the petitioners attempted to sell their land, they came to know that it was listed under the prohibitory category under Section 22A(1)(c) and their names had been removed from online revenue records without notice and the name of Sri Jaganmohana Venugopala Swamy (Deity) was reflecting as the owner. Thereafter, they have submitted several Mee-Seva applications, including N0.TTAOI 2200090036, dated 25.06.2022 and 22.03.2021, requesting the removal of the land from the prohibitory list. Despite making representations, including one on 21.03.2023, the authorities have kept the representations of the petitioners pending, causing significant hardship to the petitioners. Feeling aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed. Heard Mr. K.Devi Prasanna Kumar, learned counsel for the 3. petitioners and learned counsels appearing for the respondents. On hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have submitted several Mee-Seva applications, including N0.TTAOI 2200090036, dated 25.06.2022, requesting the delete the land from the prohibitory list. Thereafter they have submitted several applications but the respondents have not taken any action. Hence, the learned counsel for the petitioners requests to pass appropriate orders. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader submitted that the petitioners may be directed to submit fresh application to the respondents and the respondents will dispose of the same in accordance with law. 5. 4 '<rai Considering the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsels appearing for the respondents, the petitioners are directed to submit fresh application to the respondent No.5 within a period of ten (10) days from the date of receipt of copy of this order and on receipt of the same, respondent No.5 is directed to consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law and pass appropriate reasoned orders within a period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of the petitioners’ application. 6. With the above directions, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 7. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed. Sd/- N. NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR /7 //TRUE COPY// SE OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector/Chairperson of District Level Committee, NTR District. 3. The Joint Collector, Vijayawada, NTR District. 4. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruvur Division, Tiruvur, NTR District. 5. The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, NTR District. 6. The Tahsildar, Gampalagudem Manda!,Gampalagudem Post, NTR District. 7. One CC to Sri Kanakala Devi Prasannakumar, Advocate [OPUC] 8. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 9. Two CC’s to GP for Endowments, High Court of Andhra Pradesh[OUT] 10. Three CD Copies. ssb #»«5 HIGH COURT DATED:18/02/2025 c 1 7 MAR 2025 ^ . Current Section * « . ORDER £P ja WP.No.3596 of 2025 *// DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS