APHC010389502015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] TUESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 16001/2015 Between: Motukuri Peda Venkateswarlu, S/o.veerabbai ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K VENKATESH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE (AP) The Court made the following: 2 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.16001 of 2015 O R DE R: The Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of the respondents 2 to 4 in trying to evict the petitioner from his land to an extent of Ac.5.01 cents in Sy.No.9/1B situated in 59, Kothurupadu Village, Addateegala Mandal, East Godavari District, without issuing any prior notice as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The facts leading to filing of the Writ Petition are as follows: The petitioner claims to be the owner and possessor of the above-mentioned extent of land by virtue of inheritance. It is stated that the Petitioner belongs to the Scheduled Tribe community and at the time of filing of the Writ Petition, he had raised cotton crop. It is stated that the Respondent Nos. 2 to 4, without initiating any action under the A.P. Scheduled Area Land Transfer Regulations or any provisions of law, were making efforts to evict the Petitioner from the scheduled land, and hence, the present Writ Petition. 3. This Court on 09.06.2015 passed an interim order of status quo to be maintained by the parties. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner relies on the undated Village Revenue Record to establish his possession over the schedule land apart from Tax Receipts dated 07.04.1998 and 3 05.06.2005. 5. No counter affidavit is filed. 6. Considering the relief sought, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions: i) The Respondents are at liberty to take action against the Petitioner if the possession of the Petitioner is illegal and in violation of the regulations after following due process of law. ii) There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this case shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 17.02.2026 eha 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P. NO:16001/2015 Dt. 17.02.2026 eha