APHC010020782023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3233] FRIDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 1130/2023 Between: 1. NAMBALLA MADHAVA RAO, S/O AYYAPPA, AGED 57 YEARS, R/O D. NO. 39-19-37R, MADHAVADHARA, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPT., SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKHAPATNAM. 3. THE SPECIAL OFFICER AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, URBAN LAND CEILING, VISAKHAPATNAM COLLECTORATE, VISAKHAPATNAM. ... 4. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR, VISAKHAAPATNAM, VMRDA BUILDING, SIRIPURAM, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. THE SUBREGISTRAR, DWARAKANAGAR SUB-REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, AKKAYYAPALAEM, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 6. THE TAHASILDAR, GOPALAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 topleased to issue an order, direction or Writ more in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in treating the Petitioner's land admeasuring 1311 Sq. Metres in Sy. No. 9/5 of Kapparada Village, Visakhapatnam District as surplus land and consequential inclusion of the same in the prohibited properties list u/s 22A(1)(d) of the Registration Act without considering that the subject urban land proceedings i.e. CC No. 6649/76 stood abated, as being illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, contrary to Urban Land(Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999, Circular Memo. No. 17377/UC.I(1)/2008-1 dated 24-04-2008, Revenue UC.I/2008-1 and G.O. Ms. No. 603, Revenue (UC.I) Department dated 22-04-2008, and violative of Article 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequentially set aside the Endorsement dated 20-03-2018 of the 3rd Respondent in SI No. 95/2016/SA and direct the respondents to delete land in Sy. No. 9/5 of Kapparada Village, Visakhapatnam District from the Prohibited properties list by declaring that the subject urban land proceedings i.e. CC No. 6649/76 stood abated and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 to not treat the Petitioner's land admeasuring 1311 Sq. Metres in Sy. No. 9/5, Kapparada Village, Visakhapatnam District as surplus land, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and 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 May be pleased to condone the delay of 145 days in representing the lA SR No. 55514/2025 and to pass IA NO: 2 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 May be pleased to implead the implead petitioners/proposed respondents 7 & 8 herein as Respondents 7 & 8 in W.P. No.1130 of 2023 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 3 1. ASIF MOHAMMAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR REGISTRATION AND STAMPS (AP) 4 The Court made the following ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this Writ Petition, for which, he addressed a letter dated 03.03.2026 to the Registrar (Judicial). 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Interim order, if any, deemed to have been vacated. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE B. KRISHNA MOHAN 06.03.2026 SCH 5 208 THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. KRISHNA MOHAN W.P.No.1130 of 2023 Date: 06.03.2026 SCH