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Chopparapu Venkateswarulu v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh HC27 Apr 2026WP/10970/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

APHC010218962026; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; WRIT PETITION NO: 10970/2026; Justice B Krishna Mohan; dismissed as withdrawn on 28.04.2026; withdrawal letter dated 24.04.2026; Article 226 petition; Articles 21 and 25 Right to Dignity Freedom of Religion; Valmiki community burial ground Boyapalem Kanigiri Mandal Prakasam District; Survey No. 554 Inam land; revenue entries mutation 1-B records Pattadar Passbooks year 2022; graves demolished human remains exhumed; private respondents Thamminen Bhaskar Reddy, Gunupati Nagarjuna Reddy, Muthumula Ramasubba Reddy, Devi Reddy Sriramulu Reddy; IA No. 1 of 2026 Section 151 CPC status quo interim order deemed vacated; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions closed.

What the court decided

Chopparapu Venkateswarulu Vs The State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

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APHC010218962026

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

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[3233]

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TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN

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WRIT PETITION NO: 10970/2026

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Between:

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CHOPPARAPU VENKATESWARULU, S/O RAMIAH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS BOYAPALEM, KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT 523230.

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C.KONDAMMA, W/O C.VENKATESWARLU AGED ABOUT 48 BOYAPALEM .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT 523230.

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CHILLA PADHMA, W/O OBULU AGED ABOUT 34 BOYAPALEM .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT 523230.

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C.MOUNIKA, W/O C.RAJA AGED ABOUT 34 BOYAPALEM. KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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C.SRINU, S/O C. YANADH AGED ABOUT 35 BOYAPALEM .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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C.VENKATA LAKSHMI, W/O SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 R/O 3/49. BOYAPALEM .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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VANKADARI SAYAMMA, W/O MADHU AGED ABOUT 35 R/O 3/23/3 BOYAPALEM .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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KETINENI JYOTHI, W/O MURLIKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 34 R/O 3/9 BOYAPALEM .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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C.ADI LAKSHMI, W/O C.RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 R/O BOYAPALEM STREET .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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BADDALA ADI LAKSHMI, W/O SRINIVASULU. AGED ABOUT 37 R/O 3/31 BOYAPALEM STREET .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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B.PADMAVATHI, W/O VENKATA NARAYANA AGED ABOUT

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40 R/O 3/3/270 BOYAPALEM ,KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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KETHINENI SUJATHA, W/O RATTAIAH AGED ABOUT 40 R/O 3/38/1 BOYAPALEM ,KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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B.ROSAMMA, W/O SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 75 R/O 3/34/1 BOYAPALEM .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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C.SAMPURNA, W/O SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 38 R/O 3/49 BOYAPALEM .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230. 4

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POTHINENI VENKATA LAKSHMAMMA, W/O NARASIMHA AGED ABOUT 50 R/O 3/37 BOYAPALEM .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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VALLAPU VENKATA LAKSHMI, W/O SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 37 R/O 3/8C BOYAPALEM STREET .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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B.SURENDRA, S/O SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 35 R/O 3/34/1 BOYAPALEM STREET .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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C.ANKAMMA, W/O YEDUKONDALU AGED ABOUT 45 R/O 3/16 BOYAPALEM STREET .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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K.LAKSHMAMMA, W/O KONDAIAH AGED ABOUT 65 R/O 3/44/1 BOYAPALEM STREET .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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MUTAKANI VENKATA SUBBAIAH, S/O RANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 R/O 3/08 BOYAPALEM STREET .KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230.

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...PETITIONER(S)

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THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. A.P. SECRETARIAT. VELAGAPUDI. AMARAVATI. GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522238

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THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH

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STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI 522503. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT.

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SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT.523230.

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THE KANIGIRI MUNICIPALITY, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KANIGIRI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 523230

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TAHSILDAR, KANIGIRI MANDAL. PRAKASAM DISTRICT..523230.

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THAMMINENI BHASKAR REDDY, S/O CHINNA VENKAT REDDY, KANIGIRI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT.523230

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GUNUPATI NAGARJUNA REDDY, S/O VENKATESWARLU REDDY, KANIGIRI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT.523230

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MUTHUMULA RAMASUBBA REDDY, S/O PEDA MALA KONDAIAH, CHINTHALA PALEM KANIGIRI MANDAL PRAKASAM DISTRICT.523230

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DEVI REDDY SRIRAMULU REDDY, S/O DEVI REDDY ALLURI REDDY, 8TH WARD KOTHA PETA, KANIGIRI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT.523230

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...RESPONDENT(S):

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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 tomay be pleased to issue a Writ, Order, or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus Declaring the action of the official respondents (Collector, RDO, and MRO) in creating revenue entries, including the mutation, 1-B records, and Pattadar Passbooks in the year 2022 in respect of the Inam land situated in Survey No. 554, in favor of the private respondents in encroaching upon the 200-year-old Valmiki community burial ground, demolishing the graves, and exhuming human remains as unconstitutional, inhuman, and violative of the Right to Dignity and Freedom of Religion guaranteed under Articles 21 and 25 of the Constitution of India consequently direct the official respondents to take stringent legal action against the private respondents for the illegal desecration of graves and to restore the subject land to its original physical state for the continuous use of the Valmiki community and pass such

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IA NO: 1 OF 2026

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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to grant the following interim reliefs direct the respondents to strictly maintain the Status Quo obtaining as on

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today with respect to the physical features and nature of the subject land, and specifically restrain them from undertaking any further demolition, leveling of the land, or plotting activities and pass such

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Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

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