IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
RAVI NATH TILHARI, MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
Mamidi Srinivas – Appellant
Versus
State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.By Its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ravi Nath Tilhari, J.
Heard Sri O. Manohar Reddy, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri G.
Vivekanand, learned counsel for the appellants in W.A.No.639 of 2024; Sri V. V. Ravi Prasad, learned counsel for the appellants in W.A.Nos.642, 643, 644, 645 and 646 of 2024, Sri K. Bhagat Singh, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for the official respondents and Sri M. M. M. Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel, assisted by Sri Venkateswara Rao Gudapati, learned counsel for the unofficial respondents in all the Writ Appeals.
2. These Appeals Nos.639, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646 and 964 of 2024 arise out of a common judgment and order dated 10.05.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.Nos.22886, 19707, 19866, 22212, 22135, 14394 and 14514 of 2020 respectively.
3. The facts and also the contentions advanced being the same, all the aforesaid Appeals were being decided by this common judgment. The Writ Appeal No.639 of 2024 is taken as the leading appeal of the batch cases.
4. The Writ Appellants are the Writ Petitioners.
5. The main contest is between the writ petitioners/writ appellants, and one Kakumanu Sravanthi Devi, 6th respondent in W.A.No.639 of 2024 (also 6th responde
Revenue authorities lack jurisdiction to resolve title disputes over land, which must be adjudicated in civil court.
The scope of judicial review is confined to decision making process and not the decision per se.
Revenue authorities must continue with mutation proceedings irrespective of civil disputes, as entries in records do not determine title but are essential for fiscal purposes.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that mutation proceedings are administrative in nature and do not determine the rights or interest of the parties. The right or title in the proper....
Jurisdiction of revenue authorities to issue mutation orders upheld when confirmed ownership certificates exist, superseding prior claims based on disputed titles.
Mutation orders require evidence of possession through lawful transfer, and failure to consider possession invalidates such orders.
The rule of exhaustion of statutory remedies has been held to be a rule of policy, convenience and discretion and existence of an alternate remedy would not divest the High Court of its powers under ....
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