Valekadi Narasappa Vs the State of Ap — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

Valekadi Narasappa Vs the State of Ap — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Permission to withdraw the Writ Petition; no substantive relief on the grievances raised; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the 3rd respondent (Tahsildar, Adoni Mandal) in marking the copies of Adangal and 1-B Record of Rights for the petitioner's land measuring Ac.2-00 Cents in Sy.No.207 of Naganathana Halli, Adoni Mandal, Kurnool District, as digitally unsigned/disputed in Red Colour, without issuing any notice, passing any order, or having any authority of law, is illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice, the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971, and Articles 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India.

Ratio / Principle

Permission accorded to the petitioner to withdraw the Writ Petition; accordingly the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, any interim order is deemed to have been vacated, and there shall be no order as to costs.

Key takeaways

As a sequel to the dismissal, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶30

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, Writ Petition No. 1109 of 2026 (with IA No. 1 of 2026 under Section 151 CPC), decided 04.05.2026 by Justice B. Krishna Mohan. Valekadi Narasappa, a cultivator of Naganathana Halli village, Adoni Mandal, Kurnool District, sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 declaring illegal and arbitrary the action of the 3rd respondent (Tahsildar, Adoni Mandal) in marking copies of the Adangal and 1-B Record of Rights for his land measuring Ac.2-00 Cents in Sy.No.207 of Naganathana Halli as digitally unsigned/disputed in Red Colour, without notice, without any order, and without authority of law, pleading violation of natural justice, the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 and Rules thereunder, and Articles 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution; the interlocutory application sought interim direction for digitally signed copies of Adangal pahanies and 1-B Namoona with the red-colour marking deleted. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the petition; permission was accorded and the Writ Petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with any interim order deemed vacated, no order as to costs, and pending interlocutory applications closed. No issue on the merits was adjudicated.

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APHC010012282026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 1109/2026

Between:

VALEKADI NARASAPPA, S/O LINGANNA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, R/0 4/71, B.C. COLONY, NAGANATHANA HALLI ADONI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518308.

...PETITIONER

AND

THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522238. 2.

THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KURNOOL-DISFRICT,_KURNOOL - 518002. 3.

THE TAHSILDAR, ADONI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT - 518301.

...RESPONDENT(S):

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 topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of 3RD respondent by marking as digitally unsigned with Red Colour as disputed on the copies of Adangal as well as 1-B, Record of Rights in respect of my landed property admeasuring an extent of Ac.2-00 Cents in Sy.No.207 of Naganathana Halli, Adoni Mandal of Kurnool District, without issuing any notice and without passing any order and without having any authority of law, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice and also contrary to the provisions of

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Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 and the Rules made there under and Articles 14, 21 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 4TH respondent to record copies of Adangal Pahanies and 1-B for my said land as digitally signed by deleting the Red Colour marking and issue digitally signed copies of adangal and 1-B in respect of above property land and pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2026

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 pleased to direct the 4TH respondents to issue Digitally signed copies of Adangal pahanies and 1-B Namoona in Record of Rights by deleting the Red Colour marking in respect of my landed property admeasuring Ac.2-00 Cents in Sy.No.2Q7 of Naganathana Halli, Adoni Mandal of Kurnool District, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.DHANUNJAYA BARU

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR REVENUE

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The Court made the following ORDER:

The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Writ Petition.

Permission is accorded.

Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Interim order, if any, deemed to have been vacated. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.

__________________________ JUSTICE B. KRISHNA MOHAN

04.05.2026 SCH

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. KRISHNA MOHAN

W.P.No.1109 of 2026

Date: 04.05.2026

SCH