1 APHC010560212025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] MONDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 29220/2025 Between: 1. K NARASIMHA REDDY, S/O OBUL REDDY AGED ABOUT 53YRS, OCC- AGRICULTURE R/O DIGUVABUDIDAVEDU VILLAGE, VAYALPADU MANDAL ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT 2. K. VENKATA RAMANA REDDY, S/O OBUL REDDY AGED ABOUT 51YRS, OCC -AGRICULTURE R/O DIGUVABUDIDAVEDU VILLAGE, VAYALPADU MANDAL ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE TAHSILDAR, VAYALPADU MANDAL ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR. 3. M RAGHAVA REDDY, M. RAGHAVA REDDY S/O VEMI REDDY AGED ABOUT 45YRS, OCC- AGRICULTURE R/O DIGUVABUDIDAVEDU VILLAGE, VAYALPADU 2 MANDAL ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT 4. M VENKATA REDDY, S/O VEMI REDDY AGED ABOUT 50YRS, OCC-AGRICULTURE R/O DIGUVABUDIDAVEDU VILLAGE, VAYALPADU MANDAL ANNAMAIAH DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. C JHANSI RANI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.29220 of 2025 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking the following relief: “….to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the Respondent No.1 in trying to amend the revenue records in respect of the land of the petitioners extent Ac.0.15 cts in Sy.No.257-3, Ac.0.04cts in Sy.No.204-2, Ac.0.04cts in Sy.No.166-3, Ac.0.215cts in Sy.No.161-1, Ac.0.075cts in Sy.No.159-1, Ac.0.305cts in Sy.No.157, Ac.0.015cts in Sy.No.156/A, Ac.0.275cts in Sy.No.12, Ac.1.355cts in Sy.No.93-2, Ac.2.00cts in Sy.No. 10 and extent Ac.0.04cts in Sy.No.204/2C, Ac.0.04cts in Sy.No.204/2A, Ac.0.21cts in Sy.No.161/IE, Ac.0.075cts in Sy.No.159/1 E, Ac.0.305cts in Sy.No.157/2, Ac.0.015cts in Sy.No.156, Ac.0.275cts in Sy.No.12/3, Ac.0.275cts in Sy.No.12, Ac.1.355cts in Sy.No.93/2C, Ac.0.15cts in Sy.No.257-3A and Ac.2.00cts in Sy.No. 10/3 without issuing notice to the petitioners as per Sec.5(3) of the A.P. Rights in Lands and Pattadar Passbooks Act even in spite of the names of the petitioners disclose in the revenue records and the petitioners are the interested persons as arbitrary, illegal and violation of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No.1 not to amend the revenue records in respect of the land of the petitioners extent Ac.0.15 cts in Sy.No.257-3, Ac.0.04cts in Sy.No.204-2, Ac.0.04cts in 4 Sy.No.166-3, Ac.0.215cts in Sy.No.161-1, Ac.0.075cts in Sy.No.159-1, Ac.0.305cts in Sy.No.157, Ac.0.015cts in Sy.No.156/A, Ac.0.275cts in Sy.No.12, Ac.1.355cts in Sy.No.93-2, Ac.2.00cts in Sy.No. 10 and extent Ac.0.04cts in Sy.No.204/2C, Ac.0.04cts in Sy.No.204/2A, Ac.0.21cts in Sy.No.161/IE, Ac.0.075cts in Sy.No.159/1 E, Ac.0.305cts in Sy.No.157/2, Ac.0.015cts in Sy.No.156, Ac.0.275cts in Sy.No.12/3, Ac.0.275cts in Sy.No.12, Ac.1.355cts in Sy.No.93/2C, Ac.0.15cts in Sy.No.257-3A and Ac.2.00cts in Sy.No. 10/3 without issuing notice in terms of Sec.5(3) of the A.P. Rights in Lands and Pattadar Passbooks Act….” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.3 and 4. 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.3 and 4 has submitted that respondent Nos.3 and 4 have not made any application for mutation of their names in revenue records. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader, on instructions, has also submitted the same. 5. In view of the above assertions, if respondent Nos.3 and 4 file any application, the 1st respondent is given liberty to issue 5 Form-VIII notice to the petitioners before mutating the names of respondent Nos.3 and 4 in revenue records as mandated by the Full Bench of this Court in Chinnam Pandurangam v. Mandal Revenue Officer, Serilingampally Mandal1. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date: 05.01.2026 Ivd 1 2007 SCC OnLine AP 459 6 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.29220 of 2025 Dated: 05.01.2026 Ivd