Nadipalli Veera Venkata Chowdary v. the State of Ap
Case brief
What is this about?
WP No. 20073 of 2025, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, decided 04/08/2025 by Smt Justice Kiranmayee Mandava. Temple-endowment land mutation dispute: Executive Officer of Sri Venugopalaswamyvari Devasthanam's letter dated 01-03-2025 to Tahsildar, Seethanagaram Mandal seeking mutation of petitioners' registered-sale-deed agricultural lands (Sy.Nos. 69/1 to 69/5, Mirthipadu Village, East Godavari District) in the Temple's name; lands under prohibitory list u/S 22A(1)(C) Registration Act, 1908; unanswered legal notice dated 20.03.2025; Temple's claim based on RSR (Re-Survey Register); prayer under Article 226 for writ of mandamus; natural justice notice-hearing direction to Tahsildar before orders on the mutation application; writ disposed of without costs.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the 4th respondent-Tahsildar to issue notice to the petitioners, consider their objections and grant them an opportunity of hearing before passing orders on the 5th respondent-Temple's application dated 01.03.2025 for mutation, and thereafter pass appropriate orders in accordance with law; no order as to costs.