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Sammeta Tulasi Rao v. the State of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh HC5 Feb 2026WP/23792/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amaravati; WRIT PETITION No.23792 OF 2023; Sammeta Tulasi Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh and others; Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao; decided 06.02.2026; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; permission to withdraw; no order as to costs; alleged dispossession without notice; Ac. 2.52 cents; Sy.No. 241/7; Sy.No. 240/3; Mukkollu village; Guduru Mandal; Krishna District; Article 226; Article 300-A; Section 151 CPC; IA No. 1 of 2023; miscellaneous petitions closed.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the writ petition; petition dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed. ¶33

Sammeta Tulasi Rao Vs the State of Andhra… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Permission to withdraw the writ petition; petition dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the respondents in purportedly dispossessing the petitioner from agricultural land admeasuring Ac. 2.52 cents in Sy.Nos. 241/7 and 240/3 of Mukkollu village, Guduru Mandal, Krishna District, without issuing any notice or following the procedure contemplated under law, is illegal, arbitrary, unjust, discriminatory, and violative of the principles of natural justice and of the right to property under Article 300-A of the Constitution. (Framed in the prayer; not adjudicated, as the petition was withdrawn.)

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Ratio / Principle

Permission accorded to the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition, as sought by learned counsel for the petitioner who endorsed the request on the bundle.

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Key takeaways

The Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, and there shall be no order as to costs.ratio¶33
As a sequel to the dismissal as withdrawn, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶34

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 23792 of 2023, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), decided 06.02.2026 by Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao. The petitioner, Sammeta Tulasi Rao, had sought a writ of Mandamus declaring the respondents' action in purportedly dispossessing him from agricultural land admeasuring Ac. 2.52 cents in Sy.Nos. 241/7 and 240/3 of Mukkollu village, Guduru Mandal, Krishna District, without issuing any notice or following the procedure contemplated under law, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, discriminatory, and violative of natural justice and of the right to property under Article 300-A of the Constitution; IA No. 1 of 2023 under Section 151 CPC sought interim restraint against dispossession. By short order, learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the writ petition and endorsed the request on the bundle; permission was accorded, the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with no order as to costs, and miscellaneous petitions, if any, were directed to stand closed.

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APHC010462082023

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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[3330]

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FRIDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 23792/2023

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Between:

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SAMMETA TULASI RAO, S/O. NARAYANA RAO, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, RIO. MUKKOLLU (V), GUDURU (M), KRISHNA DISTRICT

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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

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THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT, MACHILIPATNAM,

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REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, , MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

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THE TAHSILDHAR, KRUTHHIVENNU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

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MUKKOLLU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REP BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, MUKKOLLU (V), GUDUR (M), KRISHNA DISRTICT

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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 topleased to issue a Writ or order more particularly one in the nature

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of writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declare the action of the respondents in purporting to disposes the petitioner from the agriculture land in an extent of Ac. 2.52 cents situated in Sy.No. 241/7 and Sy.No. 240/3 of in Mukkollu village, Guduru Mandal, Krishna District, without issuing any notice or following the procedure contemplated under law and to declare the same as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, discriminatory and also in violation of the principles of natural justice apart from violation of fundamental right of right to property guaranteed under Article 300-A of constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to follow the procedure contemplated under law and to pass

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IA NO: 1 OF 2023

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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 pleased to direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the agriculture land in an extent of Ac. 2.52 cents situated in Sy.No. 241/7 and Sy.No. 240/3 of in Mukkollu village, Guduru Mandal, Krishna District in the interest of justice and to pass such

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Counsel for the Petitioner:

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