Budharaju Achaiah v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No.31454 of 2025 (APHC010606432025), High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, Justice D. Ramesh, decided 05.12.2025. Auction purchasers of plots in Survey No.199-4, Ammavaripeta Village, Venkatagiri, Tirupati District seek alternative plot allotment after college objections; Tahsildar recommended house plot Nos.7, 3, 5 vide proceedings dated 17.08.2020; RDO report dated 13.12.2023 (plots 5R, 6R, 7R per State instructions); District Collector failed to pass final orders despite two reports. Disposed of without entering merits, directing the District Collector to consider reports of respondent Nos.3 and 4, provide alternative plots and hand over possession within six weeks; no costs. Keywords: writ petition, alternative plots, auction purchasers, Tahsildar recommendation, RDO report, District Collector inaction, mandamus direction, six weeks, disposed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent-District Collector to consider the reports of respondent Nos.3 and 4, pass appropriate orders providing alternative plots to the petitioners, and hand over possession of the plots within six (6) weeks; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, stand closed.