The court directed revenue authorities to restore a petitioner's name in revenue records for land acquired via a registered will, provided a formal application is submitted, especially when possession and existing records support the claim.

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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction mostly one which is in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th Respondent in deleting the name of the Petitioner from the revenue records with respect to Survey NO.210/A5 admeasuring an extent of Ac. 1-00 cents in Gownithimmepalle Village, Baireddipalle Mandal, Chittoor District as arbitrary, illegal, irregular, and contrary to the provisions of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 and the Rules, 1989 thereof, and also violative of Articles 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct the Respondents to restore and incorporate the name of the Petitioner in the revenue records including the 1B and Adangal with respect to the said land, and pass such

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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 to direct the Respondents not to dispossess the Petitioner with respect to Survey No.210/A5 admeasuring an extent of Ac.1-00 cents in Gownithimmepalle Village, Baireddipalle Mandal, Chittoor District and pass such

The Court made the following Order:

Heard Smt. Sodum Anvesha, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents.

2. The grievance of the petitioner is against the action of the respondents in deleing the name of the petitioner from the revenue records in respect of the subject land of an extent of Ac.1.00 cents in Sy.No.210/A5 of Gownithimmepalle Village, Baireddipalle Mandal, Chittoor District.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has succeeded to the extent of Ac.1.00 cents in Sy.No.210/A through the partition. The same was reflected in the previous 1-B Adangal (ROR), dated 03.12.2014. However, from the revenue records, the said extent was deleted without any notice to the petitioner and without any proceedings. Seeking entry of his details in the revenue records, the petitioner filed representations before the respondent No.4. The respondent No.4, vide proceedings dated 05.12.2019, rejected the application of the petitioner, stating that, out of the total extent of Ac.5.43 cents of land, pursuant to partition, the petitioner was previously granted a share of an extent of Ac.1.00 cents. In respect of the remaining extent of Ac.4.40 cents, Pattadar passbooks were granted in favour of one Nagaram Goud. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the said order, the Tahsildar informed the petitioner that further appeal lies to the RDO/Sub-Collector, or before Civil Court.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner was having two different extents of land one is in Sy.No.210/A5, Ac.1.00 cents that he has acquired through Will and the other extent of Ac.1.00 cents acquired through partition in Sy.No.210 totaling to Ac.2.10 cents. The petitioner contends that he was bequeathed an extent of Ac.1.00 cents in Sy.No.210. The learned counsel further argues that even the admitted extent of Ac.1.00 cents was deleted from the revenue records. Having regard to the same, the learned counsel for the petitioner prays for a direction to the Tahsildar to restore and reincorporate the name of the petitioner in the revenue records in respect of the subject land of in Sy.No.210/A5, Ac.1.00.

5. The petitioner contends that one N.Bayappa, the petitioners’ father's paternal uncle during his lifetime, executed a registered will d