P Bhasker Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

P Bhasker Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Permission to withdraw the writ petition; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs; all pending miscellaneous applications closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents' allotment of house sites to the landless poor ('pedalaandariki illlu' scheme) in Punta (kalava) land measuring Ac.8.52 in Sy.No.158/2 of Bhimavaram Village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District, without leaving land for ingress and egress and a channel for free flow of rain water and harvested waste water from neighbouring agricultural lands (including petitioner's Sy.Nos.157, 159-2 and 160-2B), is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution - raised in the writ petition but not adjudicated, as the petition was withdrawn.

Ratio / Principle

Permission was accorded to the petitioner's counsel to withdraw the writ petition.

Key takeaways

The Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.ratio¶39
There shall be no order as to costs.ratio¶40
As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed.ratio¶41

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Smt Justice Kiranmayee Mandava), Writ Petition No. 25286/2020, P Bhasker v. The State of Andhra Pradesh and six revenue/Gram Panchayat respondents, order dated 01-04-2026: The writ petition had prayed for a mandamus declaring illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution the respondents' allotment of house sites to the landless poor in Punta (kalava) land measuring Ac.8.52 in Sy.No.158/2 of Bhimavaram Village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District, without leaving space for ingress and egress or a channel for free flow of rain water and harvested waste water from the petitioner's adjoining agricultural lands (Ac.3.95 in Sy.No.157, Ac.3.95 in Sy.No.159-2, Ac.5.41 in Sy.No.160-2B). Interim relief under Section 151 CPC (IA No.1 of 2020) restraining allotment had been sought, and an interim order dated 30-12-2020 existed, whose vacatur IA No.1 of 2021 sought. On the petitioner's counsel's request (letter to the Registry), the Court permitted withdrawal and dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, with no order as to costs, closing all pending miscellaneous applications. No finding was made on the merits of the allotment challenge.

APHC010378472020

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

[3458]

WEDNESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 25286/2020

Between:

P BHASKER, S/O. LATE ANANTHA RAMAIAH, AGED 72 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O. H.NO.4/75, MAIN STREET, BHIMAVARAM VILLAGE, VATSAVAI MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER

AND

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

THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT AT MACHILIPATNAM.

THE SUBCOLLECTOR, BANDER ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

THE MANDAL REVENUE OFFICER, VATSAVAI.

VILLAGE REVENUE OFFICER, BHIMAVARAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT

THE THASILDHAR, VATSAVAI, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

THE BHIMAVARAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY.

...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 to issue a writ order or direction more particularly, one in the nature of

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writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in allotting the house sites to the land less poor in the Punta (kalava) land measuring Ac.8.52 in Sy.No. 158/2 of Bhimavaram Village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District without leaving the land for ingress and egress and channel for flow of the rain water and water from the agricultural land of the neighbors and petitioners lands situated in Sy.No.157 measuring Ac.3.95 Cents, Sy.No.159-2 Measuring Ac.3.95 Cents and Sy.No.160-2B measuring Ac.5.41 Cents of Bhimavaram Village and Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District as bad illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300A of Constitution of India. consequently direct the respondents not to allot the lands to the landless poor without spacing the land for ingress and egress and channel for free flow of the rain water and harvested waste water in Punta (kalava) land measuring Ac.8.52 in Sy.No. 158/2 of Bhimavaram village, vastavai mandal, Krishna district and pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2020

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 respondents not to allot the lands to the landless poor "pedalaandariki illlu" scheme without spacing the land for ingress and egress and channel for free flow of the rain water and harvested waste water in Punta (kalava) land measuring Ac.8.52 in Sy. No. 158/2 of Bhimavaram Village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District and pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2021

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 vacate the interim order granted on 30-12-2020 in WP.No. 25286/2020

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.D V SASIDHAR

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR REVENUE

2.N SRIHARI (Standing Counsel for ZPP MPP and GRAM PANCHAYAT)

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA

WRIT PETITION NO: 25286/2020

The Court made the following Order:

Sri D.V. Sasidhar, learned counsel for the petitioner filed a letter before

the Registry seeking permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition.

Permission is accorded.

Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall

be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed.

______________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA

Dated: 01-04-2026 MSI

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA

WRIT PETITION NO: 25286/2020

Dated: 01-04-2026 MSI