Lakku Srinivas v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Encroachment eviction mandamus, grave yard Ac.2.27 cents and Ghayhallu land Ac.4.87 cents, Sy.No.13/1 (R.S.No.13/1) Pasaladeevi village, Lingaboina revenue village, Narasapuram Mandal, West Godavari District; restraint on grant of pattas to encroachers; Article 226 Constitution of India; A.P. Board Standing Orders; A.P. Panchayat Raj Act 1994; Tahsildar written instructions Lr.Roc.No.46/2024 dt.02.12.2025 - R&B road Ac.0.65 cents, solid waste management unit Ac.0.25 cents, Hindu burial ground Ac.1.37 cents; Government land, no encroachments, no pattas granted; writ petitions disposed of, liberty for fresh writ petition, no costs, miscellaneous petitions closed; Justice D Ramesh; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; order dated 10.12.2025; W.P. No.42042/2022, W.P. No.17690/2023, W.P. No.6707/2024.
What did the court decide?
No mandamus issued: the three writ petitions were disposed of on the strength of the Tahsildar's written instructions (Lr.Roc.No.46/2024, dt.02.12.2025) recording that the entire Ac.2.27 cents in R.S.No.13/1 is Government land with no encroachments and no pattas granted; liberty reserved to the petitioners to file a separate writ petition against any future third-party encroachment; no costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed.