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2026 DAILYLAW 27667 (AP)

K SAHADEVA v. THE STATE OF AP

WP/36000/2025 · 2026-01-20

B Krishna Mohan

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APHC010698522025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3233] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 36000/2025 Between: 1. K SAHADEVA, S/O K. CHINNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/O DOOR NO.2-143, MALLAMGUNTA VILLAGE, TIRUPATI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 2. PADETIMURALI,, S/O P. RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O DOOR NO.2-142, MALLAMGUNTA VILLAGE, TIRUPATI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 3. PEDDIREDDYNARASIMHA REDDY,, S/O PEDDI REDDY ANJANEYA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/O DOOR NO.2-139, MALLAMGUNTA VILLAGE, TIRUPATI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 4. MANGALAADISESHAIAH,, S/O MANGALAYERRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O DOOR NO.2-141, MALLAMGUNTA VILLAGE, TIRUPATI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. A.P - 522238 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. A.P. 517503 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. A.P. - 517501 4. THE MANDAL REVENUE OFFICER, TIRUPATI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. A.P. - 517501 5. THE VILLAGE REVENUE OFFICER, MALLAMGUNTA VILLAGE, TIRUPATI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. A.P. - 517503 2 ...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 issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents, particularly the 5th respondent, in frequently visiting the petitioners' residential houses and threatening them without issuing any notice and without following due process of law, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional, and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess or interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners' properties except by due process of law, in view of the law laid down by this Hon'ble Court in W.P. No.42199 of 2015 and the law declared by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Rame Gowda (Dead) by LRs. V. M. Varadappa Naidu (Dead) by LRs., and to 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 direct the respondents not to interfere with or dispossess the petitioners from their respective residential houses and lands, each situated in Survey No.186/5, Mallamgunta Village, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Tirupati District, each petitioner being in possession of an extent of Ac.0.0250 cents, except by following due process of law, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. PASAPALA SUDHAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 3 The Court made the following ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. 2. This Writ Petition was filed questioning the action of the respondents particularly the 5th respondent, in frequently visiting the petitioners’ residential houses and threatening them without issuing any notice and without following the due process of law. 3. On the other hand, the learned Assistant Government Pleader relying upon the written instructions of the 4th respondent dated 07.01.2026, submits that the 4th respondent and his field staff are not interfering to dispossess the petitioners without following the due process of law. 4. Recording the said instructions, no further orders are necessary in this Writ Petition. However, the respondent Nos.2 to 5 are directed to deal with the subject lands in an extent of Ac.0.0250 cents in Sy.No.186/5 of Mallamgunta Village, Tirupati Rural District, Tirupati, strictly, in accordance with law, if so warranted for any public purposes. The said written instructions of the 4th respondent dated 07.01.2026 shall be made as part of the Court record. 5. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. Interim order if any deemed to have been vacated. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN 21.01.2026 SCH 4 190 THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. KRISHNA MOHAN W.P.No.36000 of 2025 Date: 21.01.2026 SCH