APHC010030252026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: Between: 1. VANNUR BEE, W/O P. PEER SAB, 42 YEARS HOUSE WIFE, R/O. NERANIKI VILLAGE, HOLAGUNDA MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KURNOOL DISTRICT, KURNOOL. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, HOLAGUNDA, HOLAGUNDA POLICE STATION, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, HOLAGU 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 appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 4th respondent in issuing the endorsement report served to the petitioner on 02.01.2026 directing him to stop the c house site Plot to an extent of Ac.0.02 cents in S.No. 495 Neraniki Village, 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 2466/2026 VANNUR BEE, W/O P. PEER SAB, 42 YEARS HOUSE WIFE, R/O. NERANIKI VILLAGE, HOLAGUNDA MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KURNOOL DISTRICT, KURNOOL. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, HOLAGUNDA, HOLAGUNDA POLICE STATION, KURNOOL DISTRICT. THE TAHSILDAR, HOLAGUNDA MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...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 to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 4th respondent in issuing the endorsement report served to the petitioner on 02.01.2026 directing him to stop the construction activities in respect of the house site Plot to an extent of Ac.0.02 cents in S.No. 495 Neraniki Village, IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3521] THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO VANNUR BEE, W/O P. PEER SAB, 42 YEARS HOUSE WIFE, R/O. NERANIKI VILLAGE, HOLAGUNDA MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME VELAGAPUDI, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KURNOOL DISTRICT, KURNOOL. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, HOLAGUNDA, HOLAGUNDA NDA MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...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 to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 4th respondent in issuing the endorsement report served to the petitioner on onstruction activities in respect of the house site Plot to an extent of Ac.0.02 cents in S.No. 495 Neraniki Village, 2 Aluru Mandal, Kurnool District, RCB/396/2024 dated 09.12.2024 (12.09.2025) as illegal, improper, unjust, arbitrary, colorable exercise of power, without having power, without following the procedure, though the patta issued to me is subsisting and consequently direct the respondent not to interfere with the construction activities in respect of the above plot 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 pleased to stay the endorsement report served to the petitioner on 02.01.2026 issued by the 4th respondent in respect of the Plot to an extent of Ac.0.02 cents in S.No. 495 Neraniki Village, Aluru Mandal, Kurnool District, RCB/396/2024 dated 09.12.2024 (12.09.2025) pending disposal of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MAHADEVA KANTHRIGALA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 2466/2026 ORDER: The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “… to declare the action of the 4th respondent in issuing the endorsement report served to the petitioner on 02.01.2026 directing him to stop the construction activities in respect of the house site Plot to an extent of Ac.0.02 cents in S.No. 495 Neraniki Village, Aluru Mandal, Kurnool District, RCB/396/2024 dated 09.12.2024 (12.09.2025) as illegal, improper, unjust, arbitrary, colorable exercise of power, without having power, without following the procedure, though the patta issued to me is subsisting and consequently direct the respondent not to interfere with the construction activities in respect of the above plot and pass….” 2. Heard Sri Mahadeva Kanthrigala, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri P.Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Station House Officer- respondent No.4, has made an endorsement/report dated NIL, served on the petitioner on 02.01.2026, directing her to stop construction activities in respect of the house site plot admeasuring to an extent of Ac.0.02 cents in Survey No.495 of Neraniki Village, Aluru Mandal, Kurnool District, without any authority of law. 4. Sri P. Ajay Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, submits that the Tahsildar, Holagunda-Respondent No.5 addressed a letter to the Station House Officer-Respondent No.4, vide 4 Rc.B/396/2024 dated 16.12.2025. It is stated therein that, pursuant to the instructions of the District Collector, Kurnool, during the PGRS Programme held on 15.12.2025, the Sub-Collector, Adoni, along with the Tahsildar, Mandal Surveyor, Mandal Revenue Inspector, Village Revenue Officer and Village Surveyor, inspected the subject house site of the petitioner on 15.12.2025. During the inspection, the Tahsildar was instructed to conduct a joint survey with the Assistant Engineer of the Panchayat Raj Department, fix the boundaries, and to ensure immediate stoppage of construction work until further orders, in order to avoid law and order problem in the village. Based on the said letter addressed by the Tahsildar dated 16.12.2025, respondent No.4 deputed his staff to the disputed site on 02.01.2026 and directed him to stop the construction work. 5. Be that as it may, as seen from the record, the patta dated 09.12.2024 was granted in favour of the petitioner by respondent No.5 pursuant to the orders of the District Collector. Even otherwise, respondent No.4, being the Station House Officer, has no authority to stop the construction activity carried on by the petitioner on the disputed plot. If at all any action is required to be taken, it is only the competent revenue authority or a competent civil court to order for stoppage of the construction. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of, declaring the action of respondent No.4 in directing the petitioner to stop construction activity in respect of her plot admeasuring Ac.0.02 cents 5 in Survey No.495 of Neraniki Village, Aluru Mandal, Kurnool District, as illegal and arbitrary, and respondent No.4 is directed not to interfere with the construction activities carried on by the petitioner. It is made clear that the revenue authorities are at liberty to proceed in accordance with law, if so advised, in respect of the land granted to the petitioner, by following due process of law. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________________ DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO Date 31.01.2026 KKV