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KARAMALAPUTTI NAGABHUSHANAM v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

WP/10321/2025 · 2026-01-28

B Krishna Mohan

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APHC010205422025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3233] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 10321/2025 Between: 1. KARAMALAPUTTI NAGABHUSHANAM, S/O K. BALASUBBAIAH, 65 YEARS, R/O ANNASANIPALLE VILLAGE, RENIGUNTA MANDAL, CHITTOOR (TIRUPATI) DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRI. SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, TIRUPATI, CHITTOOR (TIRUPATI) DISTRICT. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SRIKALAHASTHI, CHITTOOR (TIRUPATI) DIST. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, MRO OFFICE, RENIGUNTA MANDAL, RENIGUNTA, CHITTOOR (TIRUPATI) 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 pleased topleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not taking any action on the petitioners representation dated 22-3-2025 as sought relief to provide Pattadar Pass Book and 1-B Adangal after considering the petitioners possession over the land to the extent of Ac. 3.56 cents in Suivey No.331 of Annasanipalle Village and Renigunta Mandal, 2 Renigunta, Chittoor (Tirupati) District as illegal arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to issue Pattadar Pass Book and 1-B, Adangal after duly considering the petitioners representationc dated 22.-3-2025, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 issue pattadar pass Book, 1-B Adangal for the land to an extent of Ac. 3.56 cents in Sy.No.331 of Annasanipalle Village, Renigunta Mandal, Renigunta, Chittoor (Tirupati) District, by duly considering the petitioners’ representation dated 22-3-2025 submitted by the petitioner, pending disposal of the Writ Petition before this Hon’ble Court, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. GUTTAPALEM VIJAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 3 The Court made the following ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. This Writ Petition was filed declaring the action of the respondents in not taking any action on the petitioner’s representation dated 22.03.2025 as sought relief to provide pattadar pass book and 1-B Adangal after considering the petitioner’s possession over the land to an extent of Ac.3.56 cents in Sy.No.331 of Annasanipalle Village and Renigunta Mandal, Renigunta, Chittoor (Tirupati) District. 3. On the other hand, the learned Assistant Government Pleader, relying upon the written instructions of the 4th respondent dated 21.04.2025, submits that the subject land in an extent of Ac.3.56 cents in Sy.No.331 of Annasanipalle Village, Chittoor (Tirupati) District is classified as Vagu as per the Fair Adangal and the Webland Adangal. Thus, the subject land is classified as “Government Poramboke” and recorded as “Vagu”. As such, the land is purely communal interested water body and it vests with the Government alone and any other individual has no right over the subject land including the petitioner and he is never in possession of the same at any point of time. Since the subject land is a Vagu/ Government Poramboke, the same is enlisted under Section 22-A(1)(b) of the Andhra Pradesh Registration Act, 1908. The said written instructions of the 4th respondent dated 21.04.2025 shall be made as part of the Court record. 4 4. In view of the above said submissions and upon the specific instructions of the 4th respondent dated 21.04.2025, no relief can be granted in this Writ Petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. Interim order, if any, deemed to have been vacated. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN 29.01.2026 SCH 5 374 THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. KRISHNA MOHAN W.P.No.10321 of 2025 Date: 29.01.2026 SCH