1 APHC010511172026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [0] MONDAY, THE 28th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT WRIT PETITION NO: 27792/2026 Between: 1. DEVULLA RAMI REDDY, S/O SIVASANKARA REDDY AGED 70 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, ESWARAWAKA VILLAGE, CHITTAMURU MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT 524127 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI 522239 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER/TRIBUNAL, GUDUR DIVISION, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT 521149 3. TIRUMURU SUMANA, S/O SAI MANOHAR REDDY AGED 42 YEARS, R/O AT H.NO.77, 4TH CROSS, 6TH MAIN, NAVODAYA NAGAR, J.P.NAGAR, BENGULURU CITY, KARNATAKA STATE 560078 4. T SAI MANOHAR REDDY, S/O RADHAKRISHNA REDDY AGED 53 YEARS, R/O AT H.NO.77, 4TH CROSS, 6TH MAIN, NAVODAYA NAGAR, J.P.NAGAR, BENGULURU CITY, KARNATAKA STATE 560078 ...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 toissue a writ in the nature of a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction, order or orders declaring the action of the 2nd respondent herein in not consider/dispose of the petition dt.17 02-2025 filed under sec. 23 (1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 against the unofficial respondents herein vide 2 Rc.B2/236/2025 sought for cancellation of the Gift Settlement deeds in favour of the unofficial respondents herein who are his daughter and son in law obtained by playing fraud and misrepresentation as wholly arbitrary, illegal, without jurisdiction and void and violated the principles of natural justice and affected the petitioner's rights guaranteed under article 14, 19(1)(g), 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct the 2nd respondent herein to consider and dispose of his petition in Rc.B.236/2025 dt.17-02-2025 filed against the unofficial respondents herein in respect of the gift settlement deeds obtained by the unofficial respondent by way of playing fraud and misrepresentation in respect of my agricultural lands IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 direct the 2nd respondent herein to consider and dispose of the his petition in Rc.B.236/2025 dt.17-02-2025 filed against the unofficial respondents herein in respect of the gift settlement deeds obtained by the unofficial respondent by way of playing fraud and misrepresentation in respect of his agricultural lands pending disposal of the writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V ESWARAIAH CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 3 The Court made the following Order: The petitioner, aggrieved by the inaction on the part of respondent No.2 in passing appropriate orders on the petition dated 17.02.2025 filed under Section 23(1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, filed the present Writ Petition. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a senior citizen and has invoked the Act against respondent Nos.3 and 4 seeking the relief of cancellation of the registered Gift Settlement Deeds executed by the petitioner in favour of respondent Nos.3 and 4. 3. It is the specific case of the petitioner that the petitioner had executed a Gift Deed in favour of his daughter, respondent No.3, by transferring right, title and interest over land admeasuring Ac.5.79 cents and another in favour of his son-in-law, respondent No.4, over land admeasuring Ac.1.15 cents. It is also the case of the petitioner that the petitioner has been neglected by respondent Nos.3 and 4 and, as such, has filed the complaint by invoking the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. It is submitted that though the petition was filed on 17.02.2025 before respondent No.2 and pleadings are completed, however, respondent No.2, so far, has not decided the petition filed by the petitioner. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2 submits that the application for maintenance under Section 5(1) has to be decided within three (3) months. However, the claim of the petitioner under Section 23(1) is to be decided by respondent No.2. 4 5. Considering the submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent No.2 to dispose of the petition submitted by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, by offering an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as the unofficial respondents. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 28.09.2026 RSD 5 13 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 27792/2026 28.09.2026 RSD