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2025 Supreme(Online)(AP) 9097

HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
K. Kasirao, ACJ
Badithimani Polarao – Appellant
Versus
The State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
Writ Petition No: 14852 of 2025

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: GUMMA ITIHAAS
For the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE

The court affirmed the importance of maintaining status quo regarding land possession pending judicial review, emphasizing adherence to legal processes.

Headnote:(A) Constitution of India - Article 226 - Writ of Mandamus - Petition filed for declaring actions of the respondent as illegal and arbitrary regarding land possession without due process - Court directed to maintain the status quo of petitioners’ land till the next hearing. (Paras 1-2)

(B) Interim Relief - The court can grant interim relief like status quo to prevent illegal dispossession pending adjudication. (Para 3)

Facts of the case:
Petitioners seek prevention of dispossession from their lands by government officials without adherence to due process of law.

Findings of Court:
Status quo shall be maintained regarding the petitioners' possession of the specified lands until further order.

Issues: Whether the government officials acted arbitrarily in the named lands' dispossession.

Ratio Decidendi: The court emphasizes legal procedures in handling land ownership issues, underscoring the principle of maintaining status quo until the matter is resolved.

Result: Interim status quo order granted.

Table of Content
1. petition for maintaining land possession pending legal resolution. (Para 2)
2. status quo ordered to be maintained regarding land. (Para 3)

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos. 1 to 4.

considering the submissions made by both the learned counsel, there shall be an interim direction of Sfafus quo obtaining aS On today shall be maintained by all the Parties COnCerned in respect Of the petitionersJ possession in respect of subject Properties, till the next date of hearingI Learned Government Pleader for the respondents Seeks time for filing counter.

List the matter after six (06) weeks.

sD/-K. KASIRAO AC,HIAR!

NasG I :T_R_AR ASSISTA //TRUE COPY//

sECTIdN OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, The State of Andhra pradesh, secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District.

(by SPECIAL MESSENGER)

2. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam, District at Visakhapatnam.

3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam District at Visakhapatnam.

4. The Tahsildar, AnandapuramMandaI, Visakhapatnam District.

(Addressee Nos. 2 to 4 BY RPAD).

5. One CC to Sri. GUMMA ITIHAAS, Advocate [OPUC]

6. Two CCs' to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court Of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT]

7. One spare copy JSS HIGH COURT NV, J DATED :30/06/2025 LIST THE MATTER AFTER SIX (06) WEEKS.

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2025 Supreme(Online)(AP) 9097

HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESHK. Kasirao, ACJBadithimani Polarao – AppellantVersusThe State of Andhra Pradesh – RespondentWrit Petition No: 14852 of 2025

The court affirmed the importance of maintaining status quo regarding land possession pending judicial review, emphasizing adherence to legal processes.

HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
K. Kasirao, ACJ
Badithimani Polarao – Appellant
Versus
The State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
Writ Petition No: 14852 of 2025