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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI [3208]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH

WRIT PETITION NO: 34737/2025

Between:

1. C BABU, S/O ANNIYAPPAN, AGED 45 YEARS R/O BANDAPALLI

VILLAGE H/O MUTHIREVULA, PUTHALAPATTU MANDAL,

CHITTOOR DISTRICT

...PETITIONER

AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT AT

A.P.SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DIST.

2. T HE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, , CHITTOOR DISTRICT AT CHITTOOR

3. T HE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR

DISTRICT

4. T HE TAHSILDAR, PUTHALAPATTU MANDAL CHITTOOR DISTRICT

...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 to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs,

Order or Direction, declaring the action of the Respondents in changing the

web land entries and placing the petitioners property admeasuring Ac. 5.00

cents in Sy No. 1343/1 of Thenepalli Village, Puthalapattu Mandal, Chittoor

District, in Red Mark (not digitally signed)(Dispute register) as illegal,

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arbitrary and without jurisdiction, violative of Art. 300-A of Constitution of

India, by setting aside the Notice in ROC No. 01/2025 dated 2.12.2025 on

the file of the 4th Respondent and to consequently direct the Respondents to

forthwith delete the above property from the category of Digitally Not Signed

and see that the same is kept in the Digitally Signed List forthwith and also

not to evict the petitioner from the above land and pass such

IA NO: 1 OF 2025

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

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. N RANGA REDDY

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR REVENUE

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This Court made the following ORDER

The present 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, Writs,

Order or Direction, declaring the action of the respondents in changing

the webland entries and placing the petitioner’s property admeasuring

Ac.5.00 cents in Sy.No.1343/1 of Thenepalli Village, Puthalapattu

Mandal, chittoor District, in “Red Mark” (not digitally signed) (Dispute

register) as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction, violative of Article

300-A of Constitution of India, by setting aside the Notice in ROC

No.01/2025 dated 02.12.2025 on the file of the 4^th respondent and to

consequently direct the respondents to forthwith delete the above

property from the category of “Digitally Not Signed” and see that the

same is kept in the “Digitally Signed List” forthwith and also not to evict

the petitioner from the above land and pass such other order …”

2. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, on

instructions has submitted that pursuant to the notice, dated 02.12.2025, the

petitioner has submitted his explanation and considering the explanation and

on perusal of the record, it shows that as on the date of grant of patta, the

petitioner was not even in service. Hence, the patta is contrary to the

provisions of the Board Standing Orders (BSO). Therefore, the respondents

are contemplating initiating appropriate action in accordance with law.

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3. Considering the said submissions of the learned Government Pleader,

the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to dispossess the

petitioner without passing appropriate orders by initiating the proceedings

under the POT Act. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.

__________________

JUSTICE D.RAMESH

Date : 23.12.2025

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