APHC010460562026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] THURSDAY, THE 10th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 25217/2026 Between: 1. KANDULA RAJESWARAMMA, W/O. LATE KANDULA SIVANANDA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, OCC HOUSE WIFE, R/O. FLAT NO.601, KANDULA RESIDENCY, RAJA REDDY STREET, KADAPA CITY, Y.S.R KADAPA DISTRICT. 516001 2. KANDULA CHANDRA OBUL REDDY,, S/O. LATE KANDULA SIVANANDA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. FLAT NO.601, KANDULA RESIDENCY, RAJA REDDY STREET, KADAPA CITY, Y.S.R KADAPA DISTRICT.516001 3. KANDULA MADAN MOHAN REDDY,, S/O. LATE KANDULA SIVANANDA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. FLAT NO.601, KANDULA RESIDENCY, RAJA REDDY STREET, KADAPA CITY, Y.S.R KADAPA DISTRICT.516001 ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522238 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT.516004 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KADAPA REVENUE DIVISION, Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT.516001 4. THE TAHSILDAR, C.K.DINNE MANDAL, Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT.516003 5. THE MANDAL REVENUE INSPECTOR, O/O. TAHSILDAR, C.K.DINNE MANDAL, Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT.516003 ...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 toissue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the From-I and Form-II Notices in Ref.No.B/446/2025, dated 22.08.2026 issued by the respondent No.4 calling upon us to show cause as to why the land in an extent of Ac.3.60 cents in Sy.No.773/2, Ac.3.00 cents in Sy.No.773/4, Ac.0.57 cents in Sy.No.774/2, Ac.0.53 cents in Sy.No.775/1, Ac.1.35 cents in Sy.No.776/1, Ac.5.00 cents in Sy.No.778/2, Ac.5.45 cents in Sy.No.779/1, Ac.5.46 cents in Sy.No.779/2, Ac.5.00 cents in Sy.No.780/4, Ac.5.00 cents in Sy.No.780/5 and Ac.1.04 cents in Sy.No.797/2 of Kopparthi Village Fields, C.K.Dinne Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District shall not be resumed, under the purported exercise of the powers conferred under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 as arbitrary, illegal, colorable exercise of power and quite contrary to the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 and the Rules made thereunder and also the well established legal principles laid down by this Hon'ble Court from time to time apart from being violative of the fundamental and Constitutional rights guaranteed to us under Articles 14,19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently setaside the same 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 grant stay of all further proceedings in pursuance of From- 1 & Form-11 Notices in Ref.No.B/446/2025, dated 22.08.2026 issued by the respondent No.4, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. V R REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER Heard Sri V.R. Reddy Kovvuri, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Kochiri Ramarao, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents. 2. Assailing the notices in Form-I & II (Ex.P1) issued by the 4th respondent, the above writ petition is filed. 3. The 1st petitioner is the mother and the petitioners 2 & 3 are sons. The 1st petitioner’s husband K.Sivananda Reddy purchased different extents of land mentioned in Form-I & II notices and other extents of land through registered sale deed dated 07.11.1995, agreements of sale dated 04.06.1996, 13.09.1996 and 22.11.1997 and permanent lease deeds dated 21.09.1996, 27.05.19974, 25.06.1997 and 26.12.2003, from its lawful owners and possessors. Copies of the registered sale deed, agreements of sale and lease deeds are filed as Ex.P2. The petitioners filed W.P.No.34401 of 2025 assailing the notices in Form-I on the ground that notice in Form-II was not issued. The said writ petition was allowed on 10.12.2025 by placing reliance upon Sudalagunta Sugars Ltd. Vs. The Joint Collector, Chittoor1. Thereafter, the authority issued notices in Form-I & II as per Rule 3 of the Rules. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that notices in Form-I do not contain DKT and its fasli numbers. 5. Given the said submission, this Court directed the learned Government Pleader for Revenue to produce the original record relating to DKT pattas involved in this writ petition. Accordingly, the Tahsildar, C.K. Dinne Mandal, appeared before this Court and produced the entire original record relating to DKT Pattas before this Court. This Court perused the original record. Xerox copies of the original DKT pattas are furnished to the learned counsel for the petitioner across the bar. 1 2017 (2) ALD 529 6. In respect of the first Form-I notice, the DKT was issued in favour of Nakkala Narasimhulu, S/o Subbayya vide DKT No.724 of 1979. In the DKT Patta number, 1979 denotes the year of Fasli. Likewise, in all other DKT pattas, the respective Fasli year was noted. Since the notices in Form I and II were issued by mentioning the particulars required, the petitioners should have submitted the explanations by pointing out the deficiencies. If the petitioners intend to get any information with regard to DKT Pattas, they should have filed an appropriate application before the Tahsildar. The notices (Ex.P1) challenged, in the considered opinion of this Court, are in alignment with Rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Rules, 2007. At this juncture, learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners will submit an explanation to Ex.P1 notices. 7. Given the submission of learned counsel for the petitioners, without going into merits of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of, giving liberty to the petitioners to submit explanation, within 15 days from today by raising whatever objections available to them. Upon receipt of such explanation, the 4th respondent-Tahsildar shall conduct an enquiry, afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and pass a reasoned order in terms of Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 and the Rules made thereunder. Till such an exercise is completed, the respondent- authorities shall not take any coercive steps vis-a-vis the lands mentioned in Ex.P1 notices. No order as to costs. As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI PVD