B.Doraswamy Reddy v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

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Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati, single judge (Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda, J.), order dated 18.03.2025 in Writ Petition No. 6882 of 2025 (APHC010135652025), filed under Article 226 by B. Doraswamy Reddy seeking a writ of mandamus against respondent Nos. 2 to 4 (State of A.P. and others) for attempting to lay a road through and threatening dispossession of Ac.1.35 cents in Sy.No.794/1A, Jakkadona Village, Vedurukuppam Mandal, Chittoor District, without notice or due process, invoking the RFCT&LARR Act 2013, natural justice, and Articles 14 and 300A. Court disposed the petition with consent, applying RameGowda (dead) by L.Rs. v. M.Varadappa Naidu (Dead) by L.Rs. (footnote citation printed as '12004 (1) SCC 769'): settled possession cannot be interfered with except by due process of law; interference would violate Articles 300-A and 14; even illegal possession requires a prior opportunity; respondents directed not to interfere except by due process. No costs; miscellaneous petitions closed. Keywords: settled possession; dispossession; due process of law; writ of mandamus; Article 300-A; Article 14; Article 226; land acquisition; pattadar pass book; mutation of revenue records; road laying; Chittoor district; government pleader instructions; consent disposal.