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2026:APHC:22138

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI [3521]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF MAY

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO

WRIT PETITION NO: 14727/2026

Between:

1. E VENUGOPAL REDDY, S/O GURAVA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 60

YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O VELAMPADU VILLAGE,

SRIKALAHASTI MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT

...PETITIONER

AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE DEPARTMENT,

SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR

DISTRICT.522238 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

2. T HE COMMISSIONER OF LAND ADMINISTRATIONCCLA, A.P.,

VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH 521225

3. T HE JOINT COLLECTOR, TIRUPATI AND TIRUPATI DISTRICT.

517501

4. T HE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICERRDO, SRIKALAHASTI

DIVISION AND TIRUPATI DISTRICT 517644

5. T HE THASILDAR, SRIKALAHASTI MANDAL AND TIRUPATI

DISTRICT 517644

...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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature

of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the highhanded action of the respondents

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particularity the 5^th Respondent in threatening to dispossess the petitioner

from the land admeasuring an extent of admeasuring an extent of Ac.4.65

cents in Sy.No.434 of Velampadu Viiiage, Srikalahasti Mandal, Tirupati

District, without any notice or order or foilowing due process of iaw, as iliegal,

arbitrary, unjust and violative of Art. 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of

India and 1 consequently direct the respondents particularly the 5th

Respondent, not to interfere in the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the

petitioner over the land admeasuring an extent of admeasuring an extent of

Ac.4.65 cents in Sy.No.434 of Velampadu Village, Srikalahasti Mandal,

Tirupati District, and pass such

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

may be pleased to direct the 5th respondent not to dispossess the petitioner

from the land admeasuring an extent of Ac.4.65cents in Sy.No.434 of

Velampadu Village, Srikalahasti Mandal, Tirupati District, pending disposal of

the writ petition and pass such

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. P SRAVAN KUMAR REDDY

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR REVENUE

The Court made the following

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ORDER:

This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by

the petitioner seeking the following relief:

“…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the

nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the highhanded action of

the respondents particularity the 5th Respondent in threatening to

dispossess the petitioner from the land admeasuring an extent of

Ac.4.65 cents in Sy.No.434 of Velampadu Viiiage, Srikalahasti

Mandal, Tirupati District, without any notice or order or foilowing due

process of law, as iliegal, arbitrary, unjust and violative of Art 14, 21

and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the

respondents particularly the 5^th Respondent, not to interfere in the

peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the land

admeasuring an extent of Ac.4.65 cents in Sy.No.434 of Velampadu

Village, Srikalahasti Mandal, Tirupati District and pass..…”

2. Heard Sri P. Sravan Kumar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner

and learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was

granted DKT Patta in the year, 1998. Later, he was also granted pattadar

passbooks and mutations were also carried in the name of the petitioner. It is

submitted that the 5^th respondent without following due process of law trying to

dispossess the petitioner from the subject land.

4. The learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that he