N Bhaskar Reddy Vs the State of Ap

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HON’BLE DR JUSTICE K. MANMADHA RAO

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WRIT PETITION NO: 686 OF 2025

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Between:

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N. Bhaskar Reddy, S/o. N. Venkata Rami Reddy, aged about 54 years R/o. Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Rural Mandal, Kurnool District

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N. Devendra Reddy, S/o. N. Venkata Rami Reddy, aged^about 54 years, R/o. Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Rural Mandal, Kurnool District.

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T. Jagadish, S/o. Late T. Madhava Swamy, aged about 53 years R/o Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Rural Mandal, Kurnool^District.

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T. Mahesh, S/o. Late T. Madhava Swamy, aged about 51 years, R/o Panchalingala village Kurnool Rural Mandal, Kurnool District.

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...PETITIONERS

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AND

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The State of AP, Rep. by its Principal Secretary,^Endowments Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District.

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The Commissioner of Endowments, Endowments Department, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, Krishna District.

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The District Endowments Officer, Endowments department,^Kurnool District, Kurnool.

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...RESPONDENTS

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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 to issue a writ, order or direction particularly^{oneinthenature} of Writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of respondents in not passing orders on the application dated 12.06.2023 for deletion of petitioners agricultural lands to an extent of, i.e., 1®* petitioner to an extent of Ac. 1.76 cents, 2"^ petitioner to an and 4‘^ petitioners to an extent of 3.44extent of

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Ac. 1.76 cents, 3'^'^ cents, total admeasuring Ac.6.98 cents in Sy.No. 362 of Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Rural Mandal, Kurnool District from the prohibited properties list maintained under section 22-A(1)(C) of the Registration Act, 1908 contrary to full bench Judgment of this Hon'ble ' A' Court reported in Vinjamuri Rajagopala Chary Vs. State of A.P. reported in 2016(1) ALT 550 (F.B) as illegal, arbitrary, colorable exercise of power and in gross violation of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of the^{ConstitutionofIndia.}

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lA NO: 1 OF 2025

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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the^{circumstances} stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 2 nd respondent to de-notify/delete the petitioners agricultural lands to an extent of i.e., 1®‘ petitioner to an extent of Ac. 1.76 cents, 2"^^ petitioner to an extent of Ac. 1.76 cents, 3'^'' and 4 th petitioners to extent of 3.44 cents, total admeasuring Ac. 6.98 cents in Sy.No. 362 of Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Rural Mandal, Kurnool District from the prohibited properties list maintained under section 22A(1)(C) of the Registration Act, 1908, in pursuance to the petitioners application dated 12.06.2023.

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Counsel for the Petitioners ; SRI K. RATHANGA PANI REDDY

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Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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

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THURSDAY ,THE NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO

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WRIT PETITION NO: 686/2025

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Between:

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N Bhaskar Reddy and Others ...PETITIONER(S)

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AND

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The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S)

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Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

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1.K RATHANGA PANI REDDY

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Counsel for the Respondent(S):

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1.GP FOR ENDOWMENTS

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The Court made the following:

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ORDER:

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The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,

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seeking the following relief:

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“ declaring the inaction of respondents in passing orders on the application dated 12.06.2023 for deletion of f petitioner’s agricultural land to an extent of Ac. 1.76 cents, 2”’^ petitioner’s agricultural^{landtoanextentof} Ac. 1.76 cents, 37^^ and 4"^ petitioners’ agricultural^lands to an extent of Ac.3.44 cents, total admeasuring Ac.6.98 cents in Sy.No.362 of Panchalingala Village, Kurnool Rural Mandal, Kurnool District from the prohibited properties list maintained under section 22-A(1)(C) of the

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Registration Act, 1908 contrary to full bench Judgment^{ofthisHon’bleCourt} reported in Vinjamuri Rajagopala Chary Vs. State of A.P. reported in 2016(1) ALT 550 (F.B) as illegal, arbitrary, colorable exercise of power and in gross violation of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and pass such other order or orders ”

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments, appearing for the respondents 1 to 3.

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On hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners reiterated the contentions which are urged in the writ petition and limited his request to dispose of the application dated 12.06.2023 submitted by the petitioners in terms of the full bench judgment of this Court reported in Vinjamuri Rajagopala Chary vs. State of A.P.\ without touching^{themeritsofthecase.}

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On the other hand, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments, appearing for the respondents 1 to 3, readily agreed to dispose of the said application submitted by the petitioners, if any, pending with the respondent-authorities.

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Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, directing the 2'^'^ respondent to dispose of the application^dated 12.06.2023 submitted by the petitioners, in the light of the above referred judgment, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two (02) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There^{shallbenoorderastocosts.}

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