APHC010434822026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] WEDNESDAY, THE 2nd DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 24088/2026 Between: 1. ALLADA (BOUROTHU) GOPI RANI, W/O ALLADA VIJAYENDRA, AGED 55 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE, R/O DOOR NO.58-15-7, PLOT NO.3, SHANTHI NAGAR COLONY, NEAR NAD KOTHA ROAD JUNCTION, VISAKHAPATNAM-530009 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DIVISION, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH- 522503. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-535501. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, JIYAMMAVALASA, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT- 535526. 4. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR, DISTRICT INSPECTOR GENERAL OF STAMPS AND REGISTRATION, VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH-530013. 5. THE SUBREGISTRAR, KURUPAM, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-535524. Page 2 of 5 6. SMT BOUROTHU SRUJANA DEVI, W/O LATE SRINIVASA RAO, AGED 49 YEARS, R/O VILLA NO.24, PEBBLE BEACH VILLAS, Q9VH PLUS QVM, PEDDA RUSHIKONDA, RUSHIKONDA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM-530045. 7. BOUROTHU JAIVARDHAN NAIDU, S/O LATE SRINIVASA RAO, AGED 20 YEARS, R/O VILLA NO.24, PEBBLE BEACH VILLAS, Q9VH PLUS QVM, PEDDA RUSHIKONDA, RUSHIKONDA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM-530045. ...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 a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No.3 in trying to mutate the names of Respondent Nos. 6 and 7 in the Revenue Records without keeping the properties under the dispute register, as arbitrary, illegal, capricious and violative of Articles 21, 300-A of the Constitution of India consequently, direct the Respondent No.3iTahsildar, Jiyammavalasa, to keep the disputed properties in Survey No's. 106/4, 106/7, 107/1, 108/5, 110/2, 111/2, 12, 13/2, 14/1, 14/2, 150/1, 126/2, 131/2, 131/3, 131/4, 18/3, 18/5, 19/2, 37/1, 37/3, 38/6, 38/7, 8/1, 9/1, 9/2, 9/3, 9/4, 14/4, 159/3, 18/2, 111/3, 112/50, 114/4, 125/5, 13/1, 131/6, 132/1, and 135/9 of Gadisingupuram Village, and Survey Nos. 172/1, 297/1, 297/10, 297/5, 297/8, 298/2, 298/4, 302/2, 302/9, 303/6, and 317/4 of Pedabuddidi Village, in the dispute register and declaring the action of the Respondent No.5/Sub-Registrar, Kurupam in entertaining the documents to be presented by the R6 and R7 for alienating the properties situated in Gadisingupuram Village in Survey No's 106/4, 106/7, 107/1, 108/5, 110/2, 111/2, 12, 13/2, 14/1, 14/2, 150/1, 126/2, 131/2, 131/3, 131/4, 18/3, 18/5, 19/2, 37/1, 37/3, 38/6, 38/7, 8/1, 9/1, 9/2, 9/3, 9/4, 14/4, 159/3, 18/2, 111/3, 112/50, 114/4, 125/5, 13/1, 131/6, 132/1, and 135/9 and Survey No's. 172/1, 297/1, 297/10, 297/5, 297/8, 298/2, 298/4, 302/2, 302/9, 303/6, and 317/4 of Pedabuddidi Village, in favour of third parties inspite of the representation made by me as illegal, arbitrary, violative of 21, 300A constitution of India consequently direct the Respondent No.5/Sub- Registrar, Kurupam, not to register any document presented by R6 and R7 pertaining to Survey No's. 106/4, 106/7, 107/1, 108/5, 110/2, 111/2, 12, 13/2, 14/1, 14/2, 150/1, 126/2, 131/2, 131/3, 131/4, 18/3, 18/5, 19/2, 37/1, 37/3, 38/6, 38/7, 8/1, 9/1, 9/2, 9/3, 9/4, 14/4, 159/3, 18/2, 111/3, 112/50, 114/4, 125/5, 13/1, 131/6, 132/1, and 135/9 of Gadisingupuram Village and Survey Nos. 172/1, 297/1, 297/10, 297/5, 297/8, 298/2, 298/4, 302/2, 302/9, 303/6, and 317/4 of Pedabuddidi Village IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 irect the Respondent No.3/Tahsildar, Jiyammavalasa, to keep the disputed properties in Survey No's. 106/4, 106/7, 107/1, 108/5, 110/2, 111/2, 12, 13/2, 14/1, 14/2, 150/1, 126/2, 131/2, 131/3, 131/4, 18/3, 18/5, 19/2, 37/1, 37/3, 38/6, 38/7, 8/1, 9/1, 9/2, 9/3, 9/4, 14/4, 159/3, 18/2, 111/3, 112/50, 114/4, 125/5, 13/1, 131/6, 132/1, and 135/9 of Gadisingupuram Village, and Survey Nos. 172/1, 297/1, 297/10, 297/5, 297/8, 298/2, 298/4, 302/2, 302/9, 303/6, and 317/4 of Pedabuddidi Village, in the dispute register IA NO: 2 OF 2026 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 direct the Respondent No.5/Sub-Registrar, Kurupam, not to register any document presented by R6 and R7 pertaining to Survey No's. 106/4, 106/7, 107/1, 108/5, 110/2, 111/2, 12, 13/2, 14/1, 14/2, 150/1, 126/2, 131/2, 131/3, 131/4, 18/3, 18/5, 19/2, 37/1, 37/3, 38/6, 38/7, 8/1, 9/1, 9/2, 9/3, 9/4, 14/4, 159/3, 18/2, 111/3, 112/50, 114/4, 125/5, 13/1, 131/6, 132/1, and 135/9 of Gadisingupuram Village and Survey Nos. 172/1, 297/1, 297/10, 297/5, 297/8, 298/2, 298/4, 302/2, 302/9, 303/6, and 317/4 of Pedabuddidi Village Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. ALLADI RADHAKRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR REGISTRATION AND STAMPS The Court made the following order : Heard Sri Alladi Radha Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Divya Teja, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, for respondents 1 to 5. 2. Notice in respect of respondents 6 and 7 is dispensed with since no adverse order affecting their rights or interests is passed. 3. The above writ petition was filed to declare the action of respondent No.3, in trying to mutate the names of respondents 6 and 7 in revenue records in respect of properties in Survey Nos.106/4, 106/7, 107/1, 108/5, 110/2, 111/2, 12, 13/2, 14/1, 14/2, 150/1, 126/2, 131/2, 131/3, 131/4, 18/3, 18/5, 19/2, 37/1, 37/3, 38/6, 38/7, 8/1, 9/1, 9/2, 9/3, 9/4, 14/4, 159/3, 18/2, 111/3, 112/50, 114/4, 125/5, 13/1, 131/6, 132/1, and 135/9, Gadisingupuram Village, and Survey Nos. 172/1, 297/1, 297/10, 297/5, 297/8, 298/2, 298/4, 302/2, 302/9, 303/6, and 317/4 of Pedabuddidi Village, without keeping the same in dispute register, as illegal and arbitrary. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that respondent No.3 is attempting to mutate the names of respondents 6 and 7 in Record of Rights (RoR), in respect of the aforementioned properties, pending the suit O.S.No.279 of 2021 on the file of the learned VII Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam. He would submit that the petitioner made a representation to respondent No.3 vide Ex.P1, requesting the authority to keep the property in dispute register, pending disposal of the suit O.S.No.279 of 2021. 5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, would submit that if any application is filed regarding mutation of the names, respondent No.3 will follow the procedure contemplated in the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (for short ‘the Act’) and the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Rules, 1989. Regarding the dispute register, learned Assistant Government would submit that the Division Bench of this Court, by order dated 21.03.2025, in W.A.No.817 of 2024, clarified the legal position and held that the Tahsildar has no jurisdiction to keep the properties in the dispute register unless a suit is filed challenging the entries made in RoR. 6. Though the petitioner sought different reliefs in the writ petition, during the course of hearing, learned counsel confined his arguments and urged the Court to direct respondent No.3 to follow the due procedure regarding updation of RoR, in respect of the properties referred to supra. 7. Given the above facts and circumstances of the case, without going into the merits of the case, this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage with the consent of learned counsel on either side, directing respondent No.3 to follow the due procedure contemplated under the Act and the Rules made thereunder, if any application is filed regarding change of mutation, in respect of the aforementioned properties. No costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date : 02.09.2026 IKN