Thunga Balakrishna @ T Balakrishnaiah, Vs… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

Thunga Balakrishna @ T Balakrishnaiah, Vs… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Permission to withdraw the writ petition; the Writ Petition was dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs, and pending miscellaneous applications stood closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the 4th Respondent in mutating the land in Sy. No.249/4 (0.61.30 cents) and Sy.No. 249/5 (0.20.20 cents) in favour of Respondents 5 to 8 was illegal, improper, unjust, arbitrary and without jurisdiction, being contrary to the orders passed in I.A.no.383 of 2019 in O.S.No. 98 of 2019 dated 05-11-2019 on the file of the 3rd Additional District Judge, Tirupathi. (Raised by the petitioner but not adjudicated; the petition was withdrawn.)

Ratio / Principle

Upon a court slip dated 01.04.2026 seeking permission to withdraw the writ petition, the Court accorded permission and dismissed the Writ Petition as withdrawn, with no order as to costs.

Key takeaways

As a sequel to the dismissal, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶¶38

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

WRIT PETITION No.19652/2019 (APHC010409652019), High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), decided 02.04.2026 by Smt Justice Sumathi Jagadam. Petitioner Thunga Balakrishna @ T Balakrishnaiah had sought, under Article 226 of the Constitution, a writ of mandamus declaring the 4th Respondent (Tahsildar, Tirupathi Rural Mandal)'s mutation of land in Sy. No.249/4 (0.61.30 cents) and Sy.No. 249/5 (0.20.20 cents) in favour of Respondents 5 to 8 illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction, as contrary to the orders passed on 05-11-2019 in I.A.no.383 of 2019 in O.S.No. 98 of 2019 on the file of the 3rd Additional District Judge, Tirupathi; IA No.1 of 2019 (Section 151 CPC) had sought suspension of the mutation pending disposal. On a court slip dated 01.04.2026 the petition was permitted to be withdrawn and was dismissed as withdrawn, with no order as to costs; miscellaneous applications pending, if any, stood closed. No merits were adjudicated and no question of law was decided.

APHC010409652019

[3459]

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 19652/2019

Between:

THUNGA BALAKRISHNA @ T BALAKRISHNAIAH,, S/O. T. PENCHALAIAH, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O. THUMMACHETLAPALLI POST AND VILLAGE, CHITVELLI MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER

AND

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

THE TAHSILDAR, TIRUPATHI RURAL MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

K BHASKAR NAIDU, S/O. K. PEDDAIAH NAIDU, HINDU, R/O.D.NO.214413, SRI LAKSHMI NAGAR, M. R. PALLI, TIRUPATI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

N SUBRAMANYAM, S/O. N. CHANGALRAYULU, HINDU, R/O.22-1919/A1, RAVINDRA NAGAR, RENIGUNTA ROAD, TIRUPATI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

GALI CHINNA REDDEMMA, W/O. G. ADI NARAYANA, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O.D.NO.1-1142, BANDLAVANKA VILLAGE,

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PILET POST, PILER MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

K REDDEMMA, W/O. K. BHASKAR NAIDU, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RIO.D.NO.2-14413, SRI LAKSHMI NAGAR, M. R. PALLI, TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

...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 toto issue an Order, Direction or Writ, more particularly a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th Respondent in mutating the land in Sy. No.249/4 to an extent of 0.61.30 cents and in Sy.No. 249/5 to an extent of 0.20.20 cents in favor of Respondents no. 5 to 8 as illegal, improper, unjust, arbitrary and contrary to the orders passed in I.A.no.383 of 2019 in O.S.No. 98 of 2019, dated 05-11-2019 on the file of 3rd Additional District Judge, Tirupathi against the respondents 2, 4 to 8 and without jurisdiction. further declare that the Petitioner is entitled for the land in question

IA NO: 1 OF 2019

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 to direct the 4th Respondent not to mutate the names of Respondents. No. 5 to 8 in respect of the land in Sy.No.249/4 to an extent of 0.61.30 cents and in sy 249/5 to an extent of 0.20.20 cents forthwith, pending disposal of the writ petition

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.K RAMAMOHAN

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR REVENUE (AP)

2.VENKATESWARLU SANISETTY

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The Court made the following ORDER:

Learned counsel for the petitioner filed a Court slip dated 01.04.2026 before this Court, seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the present writ petition.

Permission is accorded.

Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.

__________________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

Dated: 02.04.2026 RSD

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

WRIT PETITION NO: 19652/2019

Dated: 02.04.2026 RSD