Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : Date of uploading : APHC010281002026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE 15th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 14526/2026 Between: SILPA SEVA SAMITHI, TTD ROAD, SRINIVASA NAGAR, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, B.JAGADEESWARA REDDY, S/O. LATE B.VENKATA REDDY AGED ABPUT 60 YEARS. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI- 522020 2. THE COMMISSIONER DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETING DEPT, 7CRF CM2, CHUTTUGUNTA CIRCLE, MURIKIPETA, MAHARSHI DAYANAND NAGAR, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-522003 3. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOROF MARKETING, KADAPA REGION, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, KADAPA, AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT-516001 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT-516001 5. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT-516001 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, AGRICULTURE AND MARKETING, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICTAGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT- 516001 7. THE AGRICULTURE MARKET COMMITTEE, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 518501 8. THE ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER, AGRICULTURE MARKETING COMMITTEE, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 51850 9. THE SELECTION GRADE SECRETARY FAC, AGRICULTURE MARKETING COMMITTEE, NANDAYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT.51850 ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V R REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR AGRICULTURE 2. GANGISETTY RAJESWARA RAO,STANDING COUNSEL FOR AGRICULTURAL MARKETING COMMITTEES The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.4 in attempting to dispossess me from the land in an extent of Ac.0.90 cents in Sy.No.137/1A of Vijayapuram Village Mandal, Chittoor District stating the same is required for the purpose of laying road, without putting me on notice and without adhering to due process of law, as arbitrary, illegal, contrary to the well established legal principles, apart from being violative of the fundamental and the Constitutional rights guaranteed to us under Articles, 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No.4 not to dispossess me from the land in an extent of Ac.0.90 cents in Sy.No.137/1A of Vijayapuram Village Mandal Chittoor District.” 2. Heard Sri V.R.Reddy Kovvuri, learned counsel for the Petitioner, Sri K.Sambasiva Pratap, learned Additional Advocate General and Sri Gangisetty Rajeswara Rao, learned Standing Counsel for Agricultural Market Committees. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the Petitioner is in the process of vacating the subject premises and they need 45 days time. 4. Learned Additional Advocate General brought to the notice of the Court that the things are already removed in the subject premises. The only option 3 left is that they have to take back their fixtures. It is further submitted that a direction may be given to the Petitioner to vacate the premises within a couple of days, because, it is depriving the rights of the highest bidder, who participated in the auction. Learned Additional Advocate General would further brought to the notice of this Court that, despite the order of this Court, the Petitioner did not choose to participate in the auction and the highest bidder has every right to have the premises for the purpose of business. It I submitted that, auction was conducted one month ago. 5. Considering the submissions made, the Petitioner is directed to vacate the subject premises by 29.07.2026. Respondent – Authorities are also directed to assist the Petitioner in removing fixtures to have the premises back, so as to enable them to hand it over to the highest bidder. 6. With the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:15.07.2026 Dinesh 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.14526 of 2026 Dt.15.07.2026 Dinesh