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APHC010108632025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] WEDNESDAY ,THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 5510/2025 Between: V Rajendra Kumar ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. BUGULU SREETEJA Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER:
The Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed by the Petitioner for the following relief:
“..to issue an appropriate Writ or order or direction one or more particularly in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondents herein in disposing off the applications vide Application No.MLPM241102044233 dated 02.11.2024 and Application No MLPM241102043159 dated 02 11 2024 is illegal arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 21 and
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300A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents herein to pass appropriate orders in response to the applications vide Application No MLPM241102044233 dated 02 11 2024 and Application No MLPM241102043159 dated 02 11 2024 made by the Petitioner...”
2. Though the petitioner made several allegations against the respondents, during hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner requested this Court, without touching the merits of the case, to issue a direction to the respondents to dispose of the representations No.MLPM241102044233, dated 02.11.2024 and MLPM241102043159, dated 02.11.2024 of the Petitioner. 3. Learned Standing Counsel for Respondents readily agreed to dispose of the representations of the petitioner No.MLPM241102044233, dated 02.11.2024 and MLPM241102043159, dated 02.11.2024, if any pending with the authorities. 4. In view of the submission of the learned Standing Counsel for Respondents, 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 judgment of the Apex Court in “The Government of India v. P.Venkatesh1”, wherein the Apex Court held that such orders may
1 2019 (8) SCALE 544
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make for a quick or easy disposal of cases in overburdened adjudicatory institutions. But, they do no service to the cause of justice. As the learned counsel for the petitioner himself requested to issue a direction to dispose of the representations No.MLPM241102044233, dated 02.11.2024 and MLPM241102043159, dated 02.11.2024, this Court find no other alternative except to issue such direction. 5.
In the result, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to dispose of the representations No.MLPM241102044233, dated 02.11.2024 and MLPM241102043159, dated 02.11.2024 of the Petitioner within three (03) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order by passing a speaking order. No costs. Consequently, interlocutory applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA,J
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA
WRIT PETITION NO: 5510 of 2025
05.03.2025 klk