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R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, HARINATH N.
Appikonda Appa Rao @ Appala Naidu @ Babulu, S/o. Venkata Swamy – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(R. Raghunandan Rao, J.)
Heard Sri Y.V. Sudhakar, learned counsel for the appellants, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue, appearing for respondents 1 to 6 and Sri Anup Koushik Karavadi, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.7.
2. The names of the appellants are said to have been entered in the revenue records in respect of Ac.0.30 cents of land in Sy.No.358 of 2015 of Nagavaram Village, Munagapaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. The 7th respondent, being aggrieved by the entering of the names of the appellants, had approached the Revenue Divisional Officer, Anakapalli, under Section 5(5) of the A.P Records of Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) for correction of the entries. The appellants, had opposed the said appeal on the ground that an appeal under Section 5(5) of the Act would only be available against an order passed by the Tahsildar whereas the present appeal was filed against the entries made in the revenue records and not against any specific order of the Tahsildar. The 5th respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer passed an order dated 31.03.2022 in Rc.No.1198/2020/D, allowing the appeal of the 7th re
An appeal under Section 5(4) of the A.P Records of Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act is maintainable only against specific orders of the Tahsildar, not against mere entries in revenue record....
The appellate authority under the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act has jurisdiction to entertain appeals regarding land title and possession, and the status quo must be maint....
The Revenue Divisional Officer lacks jurisdiction to exercise suo motu powers under the RoR Act, which is reserved for the Collector, emphasizing adherence to statutory procedures.
The court established that revenue entries must be corrected following the abatement of prior proceedings, regardless of the section under which the application was made.
The existence of an alternative statutory remedy under the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 precludes the maintainability of a writ petition under Article 226 of the Co....
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