ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT
B. N. Srikrishna, J
Government of Andhra Pradesh – Appellant
Versus
Mr. C. Kondapi – Respondent
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| 1. common issues in land disputes involving government and private parties. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. past government actions and their implications for current disputes. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. arguments against the issuance of mandamus based on public duty. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 4. broad view of mandamus jurisdiction under indian law. (Para 9) |
| 5. principles justifying the court's directive for land sale. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
1. W.A. No. 1080/88 and W.A. No. 1088/88 go hand in hand together over a common area of facts and share common questions of law between themselves. Hence both the cases have been taken up together and are being disposed of by a common judgment.
2. W.A. No. 1080/88 has been filed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Secretary, Revenue Department and two others against the judgment dated 23-2-1988 passed in W.P. No. 2878 of 1986 mainly on the ground that the learned single Judge committed an error in issuing a writ of mandamus directing the Government to sell the Government land to the petitioner, who is a private party, at a fixed price. It is also averred that the petitioner, in whose favour the judgment of the learned single Judge had been passed, ha
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