THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.30733 of 2025

ORDER :

The present writ petition is filed by the petitioner under Article

226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief :

“...to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, to declare the action of the respondents in attempting to dispossess the petitioner from his respective land bearing Sy.No.181/22 (181/7 Old), to an extent of Ac.2-30 Gts., situated at Mavala Village and Mandal, Adilabad District, at the instigation of respondent No.5, without issuing any notice and without following the procedure contemplated under Law, as being illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violative of Article 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents authorities to not to take any coercive steps without following the due process of law.....”

2. Heard Sri Gajanand Chakravarthi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mrs.Vedula Chitralekha, learned counsel for the respondent No.5 and Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing on behalf of learned Government Pleader for Revenue Sri K.Muralidhar Reddy.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the absolute owner and lawful possessor of the land bearing survey No.181/22 (181/7 Old), measuring 2 acres and 30 guntas, situated at Mavala Village and Mandal, Adilabad District, having acquired the same through a registered sale deed document No.311 of 1980 and duly recorded in the Revenue Records. The petitioner has been in peaceful possession thereof without any interruption. It is respectfully submitted that respondent No.5, pursuing vested interests, has attempted to encroach upon the petitioner’s land under the pretext of layout proceedings over adjacent lands. The official respondents, acting at the instance of respondent No.5, visited the petitioner’s land on 11.09.2025 and threatened dispossession, despite the petitioner producing all relevant documents establishing his lawful title and possession.

(a) The actions of the respondents are arbitrary, illegal and in violation of Articles 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India, as they have been undertaken without notice, enquiry or adherence to the procedure prescribed under law. The petitioner apprehends that in the absence of directions from this Court, the respondents may proceed with coercive steps, thereby causing irreparable loss, mental harassment, and deprivation of livelihood.

4. Learned counsel for the 5th respondent, reiterating the averments made in the counter, submits that the allegations in the present writ petition are wholly baseless and without merit. The petitioner claims that the 5^th respondent has encroached upon his land in survey No.181/22 (Old Sy.No.181/7), measuring 2 acres and 30 guntas, situated at Mavala Village and Mandal, Adilabad District, under the pretext of implementing layout permissions over adjacent lands. The 5^th respondent states that no such encroachment or interference has occurred, it is implementing the layout only on its own land and has not influenced the authorities in any manner. The claims regarding officials visiting the petitioner on 11.09.2025 and threatening dispossession at the behest of the 5th respondent are entirely false. The writ petition appears to be based on conjecture or ulterior motives and there is no cause of action for the same. Accordingly, the learned counsel for the 5^th respondent submits that the petition is liable to be dismissed in its entirety.

5. The learned Assistant Government Pleader, representing learned Government Pleader for Revenue, submits that the petitioner’s allegations are baseless and speculative, no illegal dispossession or influence has occurred, the authorities have acted lawfully in accordance with records and procedure and therefore there is no cause of action for the writ petition.

6. Upon hearing rival contentions advanced on either side and peru