HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 3503 OF 2025

O R D E R:

Petitioner claims to be the absolute owner and possessor of lands situated in various survey numbers of Yamnampet village and that the adjoining villages of Pocharam, Yamnampet and Rampally have evolved into residential localities over the past several decades. This residential character is not of recent origin but was statutorily recognised as far back as 1988 under the Master Plan Notification, through which the lands in the said villages were earmarked and converted for residential purposes. It is asserted that an ancient village cart track known as Bandla Baata has historically existed in the region, serving as the primary connecting pathway between Pocharam, Yamnampet and Rampally and the said Bandla Baata has been in continuous use by villagers, landowners and neighbouring landholders for generations and that it constitutes a customary and legally protected pathway under Sections 24 and 65 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli. According to petitioner, this historical pathway forms part of the public pathways that must remain unobstructed and accessible for movement, and Respondent Nos