APHC010008242026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3208]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 909/2026 Between:

1. P ATANJALI FOODS LIMITED, (ERSTWHILE - RUCHI SOYA INDUSTRIES LIMITED) HAVING OFFICE AT 277/1, AMPAPURAM VILLAGE, BAPULAPADU MANDAL KRISHNA DISTRICT, 521109, ANDHRA PRADESH. ALSO AT 240/2, KODURUPADU VILLAGE, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT 616, TULSIANI CHAMBERS NARIMAN POINT, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, 400021.

REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATARY ...PETITIONER AND

1. S TATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH ITS SECRETARY FOR REVENUE DEPARTMENT, ANDHRA PRADESH SECRETARIAT, ROOM NO. 101, GROUND FLOOR, PENUMAKA - AMARAVATHI RD, VELAGAPUDI, 4TH BLOCK, ANDHRA PRADESH 522238.

2. T HE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, LAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT, KRISHNA DISTRICT COLLECTORATE MAIN BUILDING, COLLECTORATE, CHILAKALAPUDI, MACHILIPATNAM 521002.

COILECTOR-KRSN@AP.GOV. IN

3. T HE TAHSILDAR, BAPULAPADU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT JXW9PLUS539, BAPULAPADU, HANUMAN JUNCTION ANDHRA PRADESH 521105. KRIBPPADU@NIC.IN ...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toa)Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order direction, thereby directing the Respondent(s) to record the change of name of the Petitioner Company from M/s Ruchi Soya industries Limited to M/s Patanjali Foods Limited in respect of the lands situated in Ampapuram Village and Kodurupadu Village, as detailed in the Para 12 of Petition and to record such change of name in all corresponding revenue records, including pattadar passbooks, Adangals, Form 1B, in an expeditious manner as prayed for in the Application dated 16.08.2022 filed by the Petitioner, (b) In the alternate, issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Respondent(s) to expeditiously consider and dispose of the Petitioners Application dated 16.08.2022 for recording the change of name of the Petitioner Company from M/s Ruchi Soya Industries Limited to M/s Patanjali Foods Limited, within a stipulated time period, preferably within 10 (ten) days or such early time as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper c) pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to direction the Respondents to expeditiously consider and dispose of the Petitioner’s Application, dated 16.08.2022 for recording the change of name of the Petitioner Company from M/s Ruchi Soya Industries Limited to M/s Patanjali Foods Limited, within a stipulated time period and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. PAPUDIPPU SASHIDAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following:

ORDER:

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

“to Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order direction thereby directing the Respondents to record the change of name of the Petitioner Company from M/s Ruchi Soya industries Limited to M/s Patanjali Foods Limited in respect of the lands situated in Ampapuram Village and Kodurupadu Village as detailed in the Para 12 of Petition and to record such change of name in all corresponding revenue records including pattadar passbooks Adangals Form 1B in an expeditious manner as prayed for in the Application dated 16 08 2022 filed by the Petitioner; (b) In the alternate issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction directing the Respondents to expeditiously consider and dispose of the Petitioners Application dated 16 08 2022 for recording the change of name of the Petitioner Company from M/s Ruchi Soya Industries Limited to M/s Patanjali Foods Limit