M.Uma Maheswara Reddy Vs the State of Andhra… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

M.Uma Maheswara Reddy Vs the State of Andhra… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Permission to withdraw the Writ Petition granted; Writ Petition dismissed as withdrawn; interim order, if any, deemed vacated; no order as to costs; pending Interlocutory Applications (IA No.1 of 2022; IA No.1 of 2023) stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the notification dated 18.02.2006 issued under Section 10(6) of the Act 33 of 1976 was illegal owing to non-service of the Section 10(5) notice, and whether the Section 22-A notification in G.O.Ms No.1395 dated 28.11.2008 and the consequential proceedings in R.C. No. 05/2022-ULC dated 02.03.2022 were without jurisdiction, arbitrary and illegal, warranting removal of the subject property from the prohibited-properties list. (Raised by way of prayer; not adjudicated, as the petition was withdrawn.)

Ratio / Principle

Permission accorded to the learned counsel for the petitioner to withdraw the Writ Petition.

Key takeaways

The Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn; interim order, if any, deemed to have been vacated; no order as to costs.ratio¶33
As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶34

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

W.P.No.21872 of 2022 (M. Uma Maheswara Reddy v. The State of Andhra Pradesh and others), High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction); B. Krishna Mohan, J.; decided 06.01.2026. The petitioner, owner/possessor of subject property at Guntur, had prayed under Article 226 for a mandamus declaring (i) the notification dated 18.02.2006 issued under Section 10(6) of the Act 33 of 1976 illegal for non-service of the Section 10(5) notice, (ii) the Section 22-A notification in G.O.Ms No.1395 dated 28.11.2008 and the consequential proceedings in R.C. No. 05/2022-ULC dated 02.03.2022 issued by the District Collector, Guntur without jurisdiction, arbitrary and illegal, and (iii) directing Respondent No.5 (District Registrar, Stamps and Registration, Guntur) to remove the subject property from the list of prohibited properties. Interlocutory relief suspending G.O.Ms.No.1395 had been sought in IA No.1 of 2022 (Section 151 CPC). Before any adjudication on merits, learned counsel (P Sri Ram) sought leave to withdraw the petition by letter dated 26.12.2025 to the Registrar (Judicial). Permission was accorded; the Writ Petition was dismissed as withdrawn; interim order, if any, deemed vacated; no costs; and pending Interlocutory Applications, if any, stood closed. No finding was recorded on the validity of the challenged ULC/Section 22-A instruments.

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APHC010298592022

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 21872/2022

Between:

M.UMA MAHESWARA REDDY, S/O RAMI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, FLAT.NO.B1, SRM HOMES, 3RD LINE, APP. SIDDHARDHA GARDEN, VIDHYA NAGAR, GUNTUR,ANDHRA PRADESH - 522007.

...PETITIONER

AND

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY(REVENUE), SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH.

THE JOINT COLLECTOR, COMPETENT AUTHORITY, URBAN LAND CEILING ACT, GUNTUR.

THE SPECIAL OFFICER AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, URBAN LAND CEILING, GUNTUR.

THE SPECIAL DEPUTY TAHSILDHAR, URBAN LAND CEILING, GUNTUR.

THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR, STAMPS AND REGISTRATION, GUNTUR 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 tomay be pleased to pass an order, writ or direction more particularly in the nature of Mandamus declaring the notification dated 18.02.2006 issued

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under section 10 (6) of the Act 33 of 1976 as being illegal in view.of nonservice of section 10(5) notice on the owner and possessor of the property and to consequently declare that the section 22-A notification issued by Respondent No.1 in G.O.Ms No.1395 dated 28.11.2008 and the consequential proceedings in R.C. No. 05/2022-ULC dated 02.03.2022 issued by District collector, Guntur, as being without jurisdiction, arbitrary and illegal. and to further direct the Respondent No. 5 to remove subject property of the petitioner from the list of prohibited properties and to pass such

IA NO: 1 OF 2022

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 direct the Respondent No. 5 to allow any registration instruments with respect to the subject property by suspending the operation of G.O.Ms.No.1395 dated 28.11.2008 of Respondent No. 1 pending the disposal of the present Writ Petition and to pass such

IA NO: 1 OF 2023

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 grant leave to the petitioner to file its reply affidavit and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.P SRI RAM

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 this Writ Petition, for which he addressed a letter dated 26.12.2025 to the Registrar (Judicial).

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

06.01.2026 SCH

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. KRISHNA MOHAN

W.P.No.21872 of 2022

Date: 06.01.2026

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