APHC010005112026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] WEDNESDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 611/2026 Between: 1. KOPPULA INDIRA, W/O. SUBBA REDDY, AGE 77 YEARS, R/O. FLAT NO.201, PLOT NO.8, CONCRETE CORNET, HUDA TRADE CENTER, SERLINGAMPALLY, HYDERABAD - 500 019 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, A.P.SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522 237 2. THE ANDHRA PRADESH LAND MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN - CUM - CCLA, OFFICE AT APIIC TOWERS, IT PARK, MANGALAGIRI,GUNTUR DISTRICT.522503 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR CUM COMPETENT AUTHORITY, URBAN LAND CEILING, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKHAPATNAM.530001 4. THE TAHSILDAR, GOPALPATNAM MANDAL VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT,-530001 ...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 2 pleased toPleased to issue an order or direction, in the nature of a writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 4th respondent in interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the land to an extent of 309 Sq.yds. land in Sy.No.33/3C and Sy.No.33/4A of Madhavadhara Village, Gopalapatnam Mandal, Visakhapatnam District without issuing notice and without following due process of law and despite recommending for regularization under Section 23(4) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 as being illegal, arbitrary, highhanded and unconstitutional and consequently direct respondent nos.l to 3 to examine the proposal for regularization of an extent of 185.50 in Sy.No.33/3C (old Sy.No.33/3) of Madhavadhara Village, Gopalapatnam Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, in a time bound manner and to pass 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 Pleased to direct the respondents not to interfere with my possession and enjoyment over the land to an extent of 309 Sq.yds. land in Sy.No.33/3C and Sy.No.33/4A of Madhavadhara Village, Gopalapatnam Mandal, Visakhapatnam District pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MEKA RAHUL CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 611 OF 2026 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Meka Rahul Chowdary, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri T. Sanjeeva Rao, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader for Revenue. 2. Sri T. Sanjeeva Rao, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader for Revenue has submitted the Written Instructions dated 07.01.2026 furnished by the Joint Collector and Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Visakhapatnam. Copy of it is supplied to the Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 3. The Written Instruction would indicate that the Writ Petitioner has sold away this land to one Smt. N. Santhoshi Roopa by way of a Registered Sale Deed bearing document No.2988 of 2021 and that the Writ Petitioner has no locus for filing the present Writ Petition. Ld. Asst. Government Pleader would also submit that there is a dispute subsisting between the Writ Petitioner and Smt. N. Santhoshi Roopa and therefore, this Writ Petition is bad for non-joinder of necessary party. 4. At this stage, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner seeks to withdraw this Writ Petition with liberty to file a fresh Writ Petition by impleading Smt. N. Santhoshi Roopa as a party. 5. Request granted. 6. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the Writ Petitioner to file a fresh Writ Petition, if so advised. No order as to costs. 4 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Date: 07.01.2026 MNR 5 210 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 611 OF 2026 Dt: 07.01.2026 Mnr