APHC010719952025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 36807/2025 Between: 1. N MOHAN BABU, S/O TM NURVEESWARA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O EGUVA POONEPALLI VILLAGE, KALAVAGUNTA POST, PENUMURU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT ... ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522238 2. THE DISTRICT COLLCTOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, CHITTOOR. 5I76A1 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, CHITTOOR REVENEU DIVISION, CHITTOOR. 511601 4. THE TAHSILDAR, G.D.NELLORE MANDAL, G.D.NELLORE VILLAGE AND POST, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 5171 25 5. V MAHESWARI, W/O TV MURALEESWARA REDDY, RIO VELKURU VILLAGE AND POST, GD NELLORE MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 517125 6. L MAMATHA, W/O PURNACHANDRA REDDY, R/O VELKURU VILLAGE AND POST, GD NELLORE MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 517125 7. VR MADHURI, W/O MANOJ BABU, R/O VELKURU VILLAGE AND POST, GD NELLORE MANDAL, 517125 CHITTOOR 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 to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of 2 the Respondents in particular, Respondent No.3 in not disposing of the appeal filed by the Petitioner on 15-9-2025, assailing the mutation of the names of the Respondents 5 to 7 in the Revenue Records, without issuing any notice and without following any procedure as contemplated under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, and the Rules made there under, as arbitrary, illegal, in violation of Section 5 (4) of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, and consequently direct the 3rd Respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the Petitoner on 15-9- 2025 in accordance with law 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 to direct the 3rd Respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the Petitoner on 15-9-2025 in accordance with law pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SUBBA RAO KORRAPATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: The present Writ Petition is filed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: “to issue any writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or an appropriate writ or order declaring the action of the Respondents in particular, Respondent No.3 in not disposing of the appeal filed by the Petitioner on 15-9-2025, assailing the mutation of the names of the Respondents 5 to 7 in the Revenue Records, without issuing any notice and without following any procedure as contemplated under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, and the Rules made there under, as arbitrary, illegal, in violation of Section 5(4) of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, and consequently direct the 3rd Respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the Petitoner on 15-9- 2025 in accordance with law and to pass….” 2. Heard M/s. Subba Rao Korrapati, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondents. 3. Without going into the merits of the case, as this Writ Petition is filed only seeking to declare the action of the respondents in particular respondent no.3 in not disposing of the appeal filed by the petitioner on 15.9.2025, assailing the mutation of the names of the respondent nos.5 to 7 in revenue records, without issuing any notice and without following due procedure, in view of the same notice to respondent nos.5 to 7 is dispensed with. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents submitted that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. In view of the same, the respondents particularly respondent no.3 is directed to consider the appeal filed by the petitioner on 15.9.2025 and 4 dispose of within a period of four (04) months by following due procedure under the Act and Rules. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications pending, if any, in the writ petition, shall also stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH 02.01.2026 RD 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.36807 OF 2025 02.01.2026 RD