APHC010253172026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH Friday, the nineteenth day of June two thousand and twenty six The Honourable Ms. Justice B. S. Bhanumathi Writ Petition No. Between: Thota Manimala, W/o. Ravi Kumar Nandigama Mandal, N.T.R and The State of Andhra Pradesh and others Counsel for the petitioner: 1. Penumaka Venkata Rao Counsel for the respondents: 1. G.P. for Revenue The Court made the following: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) Friday, the nineteenth day of June two thousand and twenty six Present The Honourable Ms. Justice B. S. Bhanumathi Writ Petition No. 14442 of 2026 Thota Manimala, W/o. Ravi Kumar, Nandigama Mandal, N.T.R. District. …. The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Penumaka Venkata Rao Counsel for the respondents: G.P. for Revenue The Court made the following: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3311] Friday, the nineteenth day of June two thousand and twenty six The Honourable Ms. Justice B. S. Bhanumathi ….Petitioner ...Respondents 2 BSB, J W.P.No.14442 of 2026 ORDER: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue a Writ, an order or a direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No. 2 in not taking action on the petition, dated 26.08.2025, submitted by the petitioner requesting to remove the petitioner’s land being an extent of Ac.0.44 cents (total extent Ac.1.20 cents) comprised in Survey No. 26/8 situated at Munagacharla village, Nandigama Mandal, N.T.R. District from the prohibited list and to issue the assignment patta by recording the petitioner’s name in the revenue records as illegal, arbitrary, capricious, violation of principles of natural justice and contrary to the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner’s name for grant of assignment patta in relation to the above said land and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 2. The case of the petitioner, briefly stated, is as follows: a. The petitioner is a permanent resident of Munagacharla village, Nandigama Mandal, N.T.R. District. She is a landless poor person having no other source of livelihood. 3 BSB, J W.P.No.14442 of 2026 b. The contention of the petitioner is that she has been in possession of the subject land in an extent of Ac. 0.44 cents (Ac.1.20 cents) comprised in Sy. No. 26/8 situated at Munagacharla village, Nandigama Mandal, N.T.R. District, for more than three (3) decades and that the petitioner made the land cultivable. The petitioner further submitted that a petition, dated 26.08.2025, was submitted to the respondent No. 2 requesting to delete the subject land from the prohibitory list and to record her name in the concerned revenue records and also to issue assignment patta in her favour as she is a landless poor person. 3. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that a detailed order was passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer on 19.07.2025 in Rc. No. A3/229/2025, a copy of which was filed by the petitioner herself stating the reasons for rejection of the request of the petitioner and that it is clearly mentioned therein that the subject land is ‘vagu poramboku’ land and is a water body, and therefore, no assignment can be made of it and thus, it was recorded under Section 22-A (1)(b) of the Registration Act, 1908 in the concerned Register and cannot be deleted. He further submitted that if the petitioner is aggrieved by the said order, the remedy is to approach the District Collector and not to file this writ petition. He further submitted that the petitioner earlier filed one more writ petition which was withdrawn as stated by the petitioner in the petition itself. 4. In view of the submission of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that an alternative land may be provided to the petitioner if the assignment of the subject land in favour of the petitioner is not feasible. 4 BSB, J W.P.No.14442 of 2026 5. Since it is not the subject matter of the writ petition, it is open for the petitioner to make necessary request to the concerned revenue authority seeking assignment of any available land and no such direction can be given in this writ petition. 6. As such, the writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner either to approach the District Collector challenging the proceeding, dated 19.07.2025, or to make a fresh request to the concerned revenue authority to assign any other available land. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ B. S. BHANUMATHI, J Dt.19.06.2026 RAR