APHC010518572023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.26758 of 2023 Between: 1. SINGANAMALA BALAJI RAVI SEKHAR, S/O.CHINNA CHENGAIAH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, RIO.RAJUGARI STREET, BESIDE MUNICIPALITY PARK LINE, SAI NAGAR, RAJAMPET TOWN, RAJAMPET MANDAL ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, A.P-516115 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, A.P. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, RAJAMPET, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, A.P 4. THE TAHSILDAR, PULLAMPET MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, A.P ...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 a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the Respondents herein in interfering with the Possession and enjoyment of the Petitioner's lands admeasuring an extent of Ac.1.50 Cents in Survey No.1065/2 and an extent of Ac.1.50 Cents situated in S.No.1065/3 and an extent of Ac.1.50 Cents situated in S.No.1065/4 of A total extent of Ac.4.50 Cents in Ananthayagaripalli Village, Pullampet Mandal, Annamayya District, A.P, without issuing any notice and without following due process of law as wholly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, 2 untenable, without jurisdiction, contrary to principles of Natural Justice, besides being violative of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CKR ASSOCIATES Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Precisely, the Writ Petition is filed aggrieved by the action of the respondents in interfering with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner’s lands admeasuring an extent of Ac.1.50 cents in Sy.No.1065/2 and an extent of Ac.1.50 cents in Sy.No.1065/3 and an extent of Ac.1.50 cents in Sy.No.1065/4 of a total extent of Acs.4.50 cents in Ananthayagaripalli Village, Pullampet Mandal, Annamayya District, without issuing any notice and without following due process of law. 2. 2. It is stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition that the petitioner herein and his family members are landless poor persons and recognizing the petitioner’s and their ancestors long standing possession and enjoyment to an extent of Acs.5.00 cents in Sy.No.250 of Ananthayagaripalli Village, Pullampet Mandal, Annamayya, the erstwhile 4th respondent has issued an enjoyment certificate vide L.Dis.(B1)171/1994 dated 19.04.1994, certifying that the petitioner is landless poor and whilst that being so, basing on the said enjoyment certificate, the petitioner herein has submitted a representation dated 18.11.1998 before the 4th respondent-Tahsildar requesting him to sub- divide the above mentioned Sy.No.250 land and the respondent- 4 authorities have subsequently sub-divided the entire extent of land i.e., Acs.150-00 cents in the year 2000-2001 into an equal plots to an extent of Ac.1.50 cents and when the petitioner herein had applied for pattadar passbook and title deed, the respondent authorities recognized the petitioner’s possession and enjoyment over the said lands and the pattadar passbooks and title deeds were granted in favour of the petitioner in the year 2001 with regard to the plots to an extent of Ac.1.50 cents in Sy.No.1065/2, an extent of Ac.1.50 cents in Sy.No.1065/3 and an extent of Ac.1.50 cents in Sy.No.1065/4, of a total extent of Acs.4.50 cents in Ananthayagaripalli Village, Pullampet Mandal, Annamayya District and the petitioner is continuing in the actual possession and enjoyment of the subject land. Now the respondents are trying to dispossess the petitioner without following due procedure as established under law. 3. The 4th respondent-Tahsildar has filed counter and it is stated in paragraph No.7 that on field verification of manual and webland adangals, it is noted that the land Sy.No.1065/2 an extent of Ac.1.50 cents, Sy.No.1065/3 an extent of Ac.1.50 cents and Sy.No.1065/4 an extent of Ac.1.50 cents is in possession of the petitioner herein and the petitioner has erected fence and poles and denied the contention raised 5 by the petitioner that the respondents are interfering with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner. 4. In view of the counter affidavit filed by the 4th respondent- Tahsildar, admitting that the petitioner is in possession of the subject property, this Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondents, if at all, they are intended to evict the petitioner on any ground, they shall follow due procedure as per the established law, strictly in accordance with law. 5. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 13.03.2026 siva 6 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.26758 of 2023 Date: 13.03.2026 siva