S AMPATHIRAO SURYARAJU,S/O. KRISHNARAO,AGED 52 YEARS,R/O.D.NO.2-194, ROTARY NAGAR-2, TEKKALI, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 532 201 vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT

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2025 Supreme(Online)(AP) 8436

HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J
S AMPATHIRAO SURYARAJU,S/O. KRISHNARAO,AGED 52 YEARS,R/O.D.NO.2-194, ROTARY NAGAR-2, TEKKALI, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 532 201 – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: MOHAMMAD NAYAB RASOOL
For the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE

Table of Content
1. rights of petitioners as landowners. (Para 2)
2. delay in government action on land records. (Para 3 , 4)
3. encouragement of governmental response. (Para 5)
4. court’s decision directing timely compliance. (Para 6 , 7)

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:

“…..pleased to issue a direction or order, more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the highhanded action of the 4^th Respondent in not taking action on Petitioners Mutation and Title Deed cum Pattadar passbook applications vide applications numbers vide MUT231220030502 dated 20.12.2023 and Application No MUT231220036340 dated 20.12.2023 even after passing more than 16 months of filing such applications before the Respondent Authorities especially 4^th Respondent as contrary to law, arbitrary, non-Application of mind, discriminatory, illegal and violative of Article 14 , Article 21 , Article 300-A of Constitution of India and also in violation of Section 4 and other provisions enshrined in Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act , 1971 and Consequently direct the Respondent no 4 to process Petitione

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