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Vadlamudi Rama Kumari, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh HC9 Oct 2025WP/23402/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Writ Petition under Article 226; Section 22-A Registration Act prohibitory property list; denotification of land; R.S.Nos.203-2, 203-2B, 204-2A; Ac.0-80 cents; Kowtharam Village, Gudlavalleru Mandal, Krishna District; G.O.Ms.No.1117 Revenue (Assgn.I) Department dated 11.11.2023; G.O.Ms.No.279 Revenue (Assgn.I) Department dated 04.07.2016; writ of mandamus; District Collector Krishna written instructions dated 10.10.2025; writ petition closed; no order as to costs; Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao.

What did the court decide?

Writ Petition closed recording that the petitioner's land stands denotified from the prohibitory property list; no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand closed. ¶32

Vadlamudi Rama Kumari, Vs The State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ Petition closed recording that the petitioner's land stands denotified from the prohibitory property list; no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the inclusion of the petitioner's lands in R.S.Nos.203-2, 203-2B and 204-2A (totaling Ac.0-80 cents) of Kowtharam Village, Gudlavalleru Mandal, Krishna District in the prohibitory property list under Section 22-A of the Registration Act is illegal and arbitrary, and whether the respondents should be directed to delete the said lands from that list.

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Court's answer

On written instructions dated 10.10.2025 of the 2nd respondent-District Collector, Krishna, placed on record by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, it transpires that the petitioner's land has been denotified from the prohibitory property list.

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Ratio / Principle

Recording the denotification, the Court closed the Writ Petition with no order as to costs, and pending interlocutory applications, if any, were directed to stand closed.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao), W.P.No. 23402 of 2025, decided 10.10.2025: The petitioner, aggrieved by the inclusion of her lands measuring Ac.0-80 cents in R.S.Nos.203-2, 203-2B and 204-2A of Kowtharam Village, Gudlavalleru Mandal, Krishna District in the prohibitory property list under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, contrary to G.O.Ms.No.1117, Revenue (Assgn.I) Department, dated 11.11.2023 and G.O.Ms.No.279, Revenue (Assgn.I) Department, dated 04.07.2016, sought a writ of mandamus directing deletion of the lands from the list. The learned Assistant Government Pleader placed written instructions dated 10.10.2025 of the 2nd respondent-District Collector, Krishna, showing that the petitioner's land stood denotified from the prohibitory property list. Recording the same, the Court closed the writ petition with no order as to costs, and pending interlocutory applications, if any, were directed to stand closed.

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APHC010461502025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3330] (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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FRIDA Y , THE TENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No. 23402/2025

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BETWEEN:

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VADLAMUDI R AMA KUMARI, W/o. LATE JOGES W ARA RAO, AGED ABOU T 66 YEARS, R/o. PLOT No.306, S RINIVASA APARTMENT, BHARGAVI NAGAR, CHINA A V UTAPALII, GANNAVARA M , KRISHNA DISTRICT.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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THE STATE O F ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESEN T ED BY ITS PRINCIPAL S ECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIA T BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AM A RAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

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THE DISTRIC T COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

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THE REVENU E DIVISIONAL OFFICER, GUDIWAD A

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THE TAHSILD A R, GUDLAVALLERU, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

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...RESPONDENT(S):

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Petition under A rticle 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstance s stated in the affidavit filed therewi t h, the High Court may be ple a sed to issue an order, direction, writ, more particularly Writ o f Maiiidamus to impugn the ac t ion of the Respondents in incl u ding the land in R.S.No.203-2, to a n extent of Ac.0-20 cents, R. S .No.203-2B to an extent of Ac. 0 -20 cents,

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R.S.No.204-2A to an extent of Ac.0-40 cents, totaling Ac.0-80 4 cents of Kowtharam Village, Gudlavalleru Mandal, Krishna District in Prohibitory property list under Section 22-A of Registration Act as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to provisions of G.O.Ms.No.1117, Revenue (Assgn.l) Department, dated 11.11.2023 and G.O.Ms.No.279, Revenue (Assgn.l) Department, dated 04.07.2016 and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to delete the land in R.S.No.203-2, to an extent of Ac.0-20 cents, R.S.No.203-2B to an extent of Ac.0-20 cents, R.S.No.204-2A to an extent of Ac.0-401cents, totaling Ac.0-80 cents of Kowtharam Village, Gudlavalleru Mandal, krishna District from Prohibitory property list under Section 22-A of Registration Act and pass

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Counsel for the Petitioner:

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1.Y MAHA LAKSHMI

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Counsel for the Respondent(S):

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1.GP FOR REVENUE

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The Court made the following:

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ORDER:

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The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief/s:

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….to issue an order, direction, writ, more particularly Writ of Mandamus to impugn the action of the Respondents in including the land in R.S.No.203-2 to an extent of Ac.0.20 cents, R.S.No.203-2B to an extent of Ac.0-20 cents, R.S.No.204-2A to an extent of Ac.0-40 cents, totaling Ac.0-80 cents of Kowtharam Village, Gudlavalleru Mandal, Krishna District, in Prohibitory property list under Section 22-A of Registration Act, as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to provisions of G.O.Ms.No.1117, Revenue (Assgn.I) Department, dated 11.11.2023 and G.O.Ms.No.279, Revenue (Assgn.I) Department, dated 04.07.2016 and consequently direct the 2^nd respondent to delete the land in R.S. No.203-2 to an extent of Ac.0-20 cents, R.S.No.203-2B to an extent of Ac.0-20 cents, R.S.No.204-2A to an extent of Ac.0-40 cents, totaling Ac.0-80 cents of Kowtharam Village, Gudlavalleru Mandal, Krishna District from Prohibitory property list under Section 22-A of Registration Act and pass such other order or orders…..

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The Writ Petition is filed aggrieved by the action of the respondents in including the land in R.S.No.203-2 to an extent of

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Ac.0.20 cents, R.S.No.203-2B to an extent of Ac.0-20 cents, R.S.No.204-2A to an extent of Ac.0-40 cents, totaling Ac.0-80 cents

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of Kowtharam Village, Gudlavalleru Mandal, Krishna District, in Prohibitory property list under Section 22-A of Registration Act, and consequently prayed to direct the respondents to delete the above said lands from the prohibitory property list.

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Learned Assistant Government Pleader placed written instructions dated 10.10.2025 as part of record, addressed by the 2^nd respondent-District Collector, Krishna at Machilipatham. It transpires that the land of the petitioner denotified from the Prohibitory property list.

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