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2025 DAILYLAW 9142 (AP)

Guduru Pothuraju v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

WP/6726/2025 · 2025-03-18

Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGAD WRIT PETITION NO: 6726 OF 2025 Between: 1. Guduru Pothuraju, S/o Venkateswarlu, Aged 67 Years, Cultivation 2. Pamidimukkala Siva Krishna, S/o Venkateswara Rao, Aged 38 years. Daily Wage Worker. 3. Kavati Raghu Ramaiah, S/o Subba Rao, Aged 45 Years, Daily Wage Worker 4. Kavati Rama Krishna, S/o Srinu, Aged 26 Years, Daily Wage Worker. 5. Totakura Sairam, S/o. Kantha Rao, Aged 23 years. Daily Wage Worker. All are residents of Chadalawada Village, Naguluppalapadu Mandal, Prakasam District ...PETITIONERS AND / 1. The State of A.P., Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. District Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole. 3. Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole Revenue Division, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4. Tahsildar, Naguluppalapadu Mandal, Prakasam District 5. Village Revenue Officer, Chadalawada Village, Naguluppalapadu Mandal, Prakasam 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, order or direction more particular one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring of the inaction of the respondents on petitioner’s representation dated 13.12.2024 submitted for entering the landed property of Ac 2.21 Cents covered by S.No.364 of Chadalawada Revenue Village of Naguluppalapadu Mandal in Prakasam District, in disputed property register, as illegal, irregular, irrational and non- discharge of legal obligation conferred on him, violative of provisions of natural justice and offends Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to place the aforesaid property in the Disputed Properties List. 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 consider and decide petitioner’s representation dated 13.12.2024 submitted for entering the landed property of Ac 2.21 Cents covered by S.No.364 of Chadalawada Revenue Village of Naguluppalapadu Mandal in Prakasam District, in disputed property register, pending disposal of the main writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI PETLURI NAGA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 5:GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010101112025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] TUESDAY ,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 6726/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER(S) Guduru Pothuraju and Others AND ...RESPONDENT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.PETLURI NAGA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE 2. The Court made the following: 2 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU WRIT PETITION NO: 672fi/?n9/; NIMMAGADDA ORDER: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of the India seeking the following reliefs:- to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one m the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inacthn of /'eprese.faf/on dated 13.12^2024 submitted for entering the landed Ac.2.21 cents covered by S.No.364 of Chadalawada District, n disputed property register as illegal irreaular °‘^kgat'on conferred on him, violative of provisions of natural justice and offends Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to place the aforesaid property in the disputed properties list and order. ’’ property of pass such other 2. Heard learned counsel for Government Pleader for Revenue for the 3. Though the petitioners made respondents, during hearing, learned requested this Court, without touching the merits a direction to the respondents to dispose of the dated 13.12.2024 submitted by the petitioners. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader agreed to dispose of the representation respondents. the petitioners and learned respondents. several allegations against the counsel for the petitioners of the case, to issue representation for Revenue readily if any pending with the 3 of the submission of the learned Assistant 5. In view Government Pleader for Revenue, this Court need not decide the truth or otherwise of the allegations made in the petition. This Court is conscious that no such direction be issued, in view of the The Government of India v. judgment of the Apex Court in P.Venkatesh^”, wherein the Apex Court held that such orders may make for a quick or easy disposal of cases in overburdened adjudicatory institutions. But, they do not serve to the cause of justice. As the learned counsel for the petitioners himself requested to issue a direction to dispose of the representation dated 13.12.2024, this Court find no other alternative except to issue such direction. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to consider and dispose of the representation dated 13.12.2024 filed by the petitioners, after providing opportunity of hearing to both the parties, within a period of two(2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to 6. costs. As a sequel miscellaneous application, pending, if any, shall also stand closed. I 1 2019 (8) SCALE 544 Sd/- N. NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// section officer To, 1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, State of A.P., Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. •• if 1.5 / H 2. The District Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole Revenue Division, Prakasam District. 4. The Tahsildar, Naguluppalapadu Mandal Prakasam Distric 5. The Village Revenue Officer, Chadalawada Village, Naguluppalapadu Mandal, Prakasam District. 6. One CC to Sri Petiuri Naga Raju, Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CC’s to GP for Revenue, High Court of A.P. 8. Three CD Copies. Ongole at Amaravati[OUT] ssb HIGH COURT DATED: 18/03/2025 ORDER WP.No.6726 of 2025 [S HAMiZIK I ^ . Current Section ^V DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS