Vemula Baby v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P. No.24728 of 2022 | Vemula Baby v. State of Andhra Pradesh & others | High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati | decided 09.09.2025 by Justice B Krishna Mohan | Article 226 mandamus against threatened dispossession of Ac.1.25 cents in Sy.No.1, Rayanapadu Village, Vijayawada Rural Mandal | State plea: R.S.No.1 (Ac.3.34 cents) government canal land per RSR, non-alienable, alleged encroachment | Directions: representation to respondents 2-5 within 4 weeks; Tahsildar (respondent No.4) to decide per law with hearing and record verification, on merits preferably within 8 weeks; dispossession only via due process if petitioner in possession | Disposed, no costs; miscellaneous petitions closed | Keywords: due process, Article 300-A, Article 14, canal land, RSR, encroachment, government land, Rayanapadu Gram Panchayat.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner may make a representation with supporting documents within four weeks; respondent No.4 (Tahsildar) to decide it in accordance with law after hearing all parties and verifying the records and land, on merits, preferably within eight weeks thereafter; respondent Nos.2 to 5 to deal with the land strictly per law and not dispossess the petitioner except by due procedure if she is otherwise in possession; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions stand closed.