APHC010127792026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 6720/2026 Between: 1. SURAPUREDDY KONDAMMA,, W/O S NAGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/O 3-63, MASAYAPETA, EDARAVARIPALLI, MARKAPURAM DISTRICT (FORMERLY PRAKASAM DISTRICT), AP - 523 227 2. KOLA NAGESWARA RAO,, S/O KOLA DEVA DASU, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/O 121, TAKKELLAPADU, MASAYAPETA, EDARAVARIPALLI, MARKAPURAM DISTRICT (FORMERLY PRAKASAM DISTRICT), AP - 523 227 3. NARAPUREDDY VENKAT REDDY,, S/O LATE NARAPUREDDY OBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/O 3-53, MASAYAPETA, EDARAVARIPALLI, MARKAPURAM DISTRICT (FORMERLY PRAKASAM DISTRICT), AP - 523 22 ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, KISTAMPALLI GP, HANUMANTHUNI (HM) PADU MANDAL, MARKAPURAM DISTRICT (FORMERLY PRAKASAM DISTRICT) - 523 227 2. COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MARKAPURAM DISTRICT, MARKAPURAM - 523 332 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (PR AND RD) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT p. 2 BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI - 522 241 4. THE MANDAL REVENUE OFFICER, HANUMANTHUNI (HM) PADU MANDAL, HM PADU, MARKAPURAM DISTRICT - 523 227 5. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE (LANDS) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI - 522 241 ...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 to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in attempting to lay a tar (black-top) road through the Petitioner No.Ts land in an extent of Ac 0.72 cents in Sy. No. 13, Petitioner No.2s land in an extent of Ac 1.5 Cents in Sy. No. 10 and Petitioner No. 3s land in an extent of Ac 0.25 Cents in Sy. No. 13 situated in Masayapeta Village, H.M. Padu Mandal, Markapur District (formerly Prakasam District), without issuing any notice, without following due process of law and without initiating any land acquisition proceedings, despite an existing road as per village revenue map, as illegal, arbitrary, without authority, in violation of the principles of natural justice and contrary to the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, and The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and as being violative of the fundamental and constitutional rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the Petitioners patta land in any manner whatsoever and restrain the Respondents, their subordinates, agents or anybody claiming through them from laying any road or carrying out any construction activity in the Petitioners land without following due process of law, and direct the Respondents to construct the tar road on the existing road as per village revenue map for better connectivity and pass such 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 direct the Respondents to maintain status quo as on today and not to lay any tar road or carry out any construction activity in the p. 3 Petitioner No.l’s land in an extent of Ac 0.72 cents in Sy. No. 13, Petitioner No.2’s land in an extent of Ac 1.5 Cents in Sy. No. 10 and Petitioner No. 3s land in an extent of Ac 0.25 Cents in Sy. No. 13 situated in Masayapeta Village, H.M. Padu Mandal, Markapur District (formerly Prakasam District), and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. L CHANDRA OBUL REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: Sri L. Chandra Obul Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present writ petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date : 10.03.2026 TVN p. 4 22 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.6720 OF 2026 Date : 10.03.2026 TVN