K.SUBBA RAO
Venkayala Janaiah – Appellant
Versus
Board of Revenue (Andhra) – Respondent
( 1 ) THIS is a petition for issuing a writ of certiorari to quash the order of the Board of Revenue (Andhra) now situated in the City of Madras. ( The petitioner was appointed Village Munsiff of the village of Regulagadda in the year 1948. One Venkayala Koteswara Rao filed a suit before the Deputy Collector, Narasaraopet, for setting aside that order and for appointing him instead. That suit was dismissed. His appeal to the District Collector was also dismissed. When he preferred a Second Appeal to the Board of Revenue, the Board allowed the appeal and directed that Koteswara Rao should be registered as minor Headman of Regulagadda. The present writ is filed for quashing the order of the Board of Revenue on the ground that it has exceeded its jurisdiction in passing the said order. The office took the objection that a writ cannot be issued by this Court, as the Board of Revenue (Andhra) is situated beyond the territorial jurisdiction of this Court. In -- Election Commission v. Saka Vendata Rao, AIR 1953 SC 210 (A), the Supreme Court laid down the limits of the jurisdiction of the High Court under Art. 226, Constitution of India, At pp. 212-213 of the report, Patanj
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