APHC010126142026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY THE HONOURABLE SRI WRIT PETITION NO: 6935/2026 Between: 1. SANAPUREDDY RAJASEKHAR REDDY, S/O. LATE CHINAKONDA REDDY, AGED 72 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, PAKKIRAPALLE VILLAGE, CHINNACHOWK, KADAPA CITY, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY, KADAPA REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, KADAPA DISTRICT. 3. AVULA SUBBA REDDY, (DIED). 4. AUVULA PRASANNA KUMARI, W/O. SUBBA REDDY, AGED 40 YEARS, OCC.HOUSE WIFE, R/O. D.NO.1 THAGEDUPALLE VILLAGE, V.N. PALLE MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT 5. AUVULA DHARIKA REDDY ALIAS BABY ALIAS THANU, D/O. REDDY, MINOR, PALLE MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA WRIT PETITION NO: 6935/2026 SANAPUREDDY RAJASEKHAR REDDY, S/O. LATE CHINAKONDA GED 72 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, PAKKIRAPALLE VILLAGE, CHINNACHOWK, KADAPA CITY, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT-516001. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, L.A. J DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522237. THE DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY, KADAPA REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, KADAPA DISTRICT. SUBBA REDDY, (DIED). AUVULA PRASANNA KUMARI, W/O. SUBBA REDDY, AGED 40 YEARS, OCC.HOUSE WIFE, R/O. D.NO.1 THAGEDUPALLE VILLAGE, V.N. PALLE MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT-516502. AUVULA DHARIKA REDDY ALIAS BABY ALIAS THANU, D/O. REDDY, MINOR, R/O. D.NO.1, THAGEDUPALLE VILLAGE, V.N. PALLE MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT-516502. ...RESPONDENT(S): IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3558] THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA SANAPUREDDY RAJASEKHAR REDDY, S/O. LATE CHINAKONDA GED 72 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. PAKKIRAPALLE VILLAGE, CHINNACHOWK, KADAPA CITY, YSR ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO J DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, 522237. THE DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY, KADAPA REP. BY AUVULA PRASANNA KUMARI, W/O. SUBBA REDDY, AGED 40 YEARS, OCC.HOUSE WIFE, R/O. D.NO.1 THAGEDUPALLE VILLAGE, AUVULA DHARIKA REDDY ALIAS BABY ALIAS THANU, D/O. SUBBA D.NO.1, THAGEDUPALLE VILLAGE, V.N. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 CMR,J & GTK,J W.P.No.6935 of 2026 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 to issue an appropriate writ or order or a direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents more particularly the 2nd respondent/District Legal Services Authority, Kadapa, rejecting the application vide I.A. SR.No.7422/25 in O.S.No.678 of 2022 for amendment of Lok Adalat Award by incorporating the suit schedule and survey numbers in the award, which is illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and also violative of Principles of Natural Justice, consequently direct the 2nd respondent receive the I.A. SR.No.7422/25 in O.S.No.678 of 2022 and amend the Lok Adalat Award by incorporating the suit Scheduled property along with survey numbers 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 to direct the 2nd respondent to receive the application in I.A. SR.No.7422/25 in O.S.No.678 of 2022 on the file of the court of the II Additional Junior Civil Judge, Kadapa for amendment of Lok Adalat award passed by the 2nd respondent by incorporating the suit scheduled property and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SUBBA RAO JANDHYAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR LAW LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS 3 CMR,J & GTK,J W.P.No.6935 of 2026 The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy) Heard learned counsel for the writ petitioner. 2. An award was passed in the Lok Adalat as per the terms of settlement arrived at by both the parties. Thereafter, an application was filed by the writ petitioner seeking amendment of the said award relating to the suit schedule property and its survey numbers. The said application was returned with an office objection as to how the application is maintainable. But, without re-presenting the said application after answer the objection, he has filed this writ petition, stating that the said application was rejected. In fact, the application was not rejected. It was only returned to explain as to how the application is maintainable. The writ petitioner as well can re-present the application stating as to how the application is maintainable. Therefore, we do not find any ground to entertain this writ petition. 3. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the writ petitioner to comply with the objection and re-present the application. If the Lok Adalat still refuses to entertain the application by passing any order to that effect, he is at liberty to approach this Court and challenge the same. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY _____________________________ JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA Date: 13.03.2026 MDP