Kundararaju Srihari Raju, Vs The State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

Kundararaju Srihari Raju, Vs The State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to file a fresh writ petition on the same cause of action; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should issue directing the 2nd Respondent (District Collector, Kakinada District) to consider and initiate action on the petitioner's application dated 05-07-2025 (No. TTA012500131783) seeking deletion of agricultural land admeasuring Ac.17-70 cents in Sy.Nos. 229/3, 230/2, 231/1A and 231/1B of Purampalem Village, Gandepalli Mandal, Kakinada District (Khata No. 1017) from the Sec.22-A category of the Registration and Stamps Act.

Ratio / Principle

Permission accorded to the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file a fresh writ petition on the same cause of action; the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn and there shall be no order as to costs.

Key takeaways

As a sequel to the dismissal of the writ petition as withdrawn, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶30

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 23583 of 2025 (APHC010461642025), High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), decided 27.10.2025 by Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao. The petitioner, Kundararaju Srihari Raju, had filed an application dated 05-07-2025 (No. TTA012500131783) seeking deletion of agricultural land admeasuring Ac.17-70 cents in Sy.Nos. 229/3, 230/2, 231/1A and 231/1B of Purampalem Village, Gandepalli Mandal, Kakinada District (Khata No. 1017) from the Sec.22-A category of the Registration and Stamps Act; the writ petition under Article 226 sought a mandamus directing the 2nd Respondent (District Collector, Kakinada District) to consider and initiate action on that application. Before any adjudication, learned counsel for the petitioner sought and obtained permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to file a fresh writ petition on the same cause of action. The writ petition was accordingly dismissed as withdrawn; there shall be no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stood closed. No substantive holding was recorded on the Sec.22-A deletion issue.

APHC010461642025

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

MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 23583/2025

Between:

KUNDARARAJU SRIHARI RAJU,, S/O LAKSHMIPATI RAJU, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC- AGRICULTURE, R/O D.NO.27-17-22, FLAT NO.601, LOTUS AMET APARTMENT, A.S.R. NAGAR, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT534202

...PETITIONER

AND

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT (REGISTRATION AND STAMPS), SECRETARIATE, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P.

THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KAKINADA DISTRICT 3. THE TAHSILDAR, GANDEPALLI MANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT.

...RESPONDENT(S):

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 topleased to issue Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, for a direction to the 2nd Respondent to consider and initiate action on the Application dt.5-7-2025 vide Application N0.TTAOI2500131783 filed by the petitioner seeking to delete agricultural land admeasuring Ac.1770cents situated in Sy.Nos. 229/3, 230/2, 231/1 A and 231/IB of Purampalem Village, Gandepalli Mandal, Kakinada District vide Khata No. 1017 from the category of Sec.22A of Registration and Stamps Act, and pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2025

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 pleased to direct the 2nd Respondent to consider and initiate action on the application dt.5-7-2025 vide Application No.TTA012500131783 filed by the petitioner seeking to delete agricultural land admeasuring Ac.l7-70cents situated in Sy.Nos. 229/3, 230/2, 231/lA, & 231/lB of Purampalem Village, Gandepalli Mandal, Kakinada District vide Khata No. 1017 fromthe category of

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Sec.22A of Registration and Stamps Act, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.DWARAMPUDI SAVITHRI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR REVENUE

2.GP FOR REGISTRATION AND STAMPS

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.23583 of 2025

ORDER:-

Learned counsel for petitioner sought permission to withdraw the

present writ petition with liberty to file a fresh writ petition on same cause of action. The learned counsel endorsed the same on the bundle.

Permission is accorded.

Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, granting liberty to file a fresh writ petition on the same cause of action. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any,

shall stand closed.

___________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO

Date: 27.10.2025 KBN