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P Sreenivasulu v. the State of Ap

Andhra Pradesh HC31 Mar 2026WP/8533/2019

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn - withdrawal before adjudication - Article 226 mandamus - alleged dispossession without notice or procedure - lands in Sy.Nos. 31 and 59, Avuladatla Village, Rayadurgam Mandal, Ananthapuramu District - proposed allotment to weaker-section people under Government Scheme - respondents: State of AP (Principal Secretary, Land Acquisition), District Collector Ananthapuramu, RDO Kalyanadurgam, Tahsildar Rayadurgam - IA No. 1 of 2019 under Section 151 CPC closed - no costs - Justice Sumathi Jagadam - order dated 01.04.2026 - no precedent engaged.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief. Permission to withdraw accorded; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; no order as to costs; miscellaneous applications, if any, closed. ¶¶34

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No substantive relief. Permission to withdraw accorded; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; no order as to costs; miscellaneous applications, if any, closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the action of Respondents 2 to 4 in respect of dispossession of the four petitioners' lands in Sy.Nos. 31 and 59, Avuladatla Village, Rayadurgam Mandal, Ananthapuramu District, without issuing any notice and without following any procedure, for the purpose of allotting the subject lands to weaker-section people under the Government Scheme, is illegal and arbitrary. NOTE: Raised in the petition but never adjudicated - the writ petition was permitted to be withdrawn.

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Ratio / Principle

Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for further adjudication and sought permission to withdraw the writ petition.

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Key takeaways

Permission to withdraw the writ petition was accorded, and accordingly the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs.ratio¶¶34
As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, were directed to stand closed.ratio¶¶35

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 8533 of 2019, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), before Smt Justice Sumathi Jagadam; order dated 01.04.2026. Filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petition by four petitioners (first-named: P Sreenivasulu) sought a writ of mandamus declaring illegal and arbitrary the action of Respondents 2 to 4 (District Collector, Ananthapuramu; Revenue Divisional Officer, Kalyanadurgam; Tahsildar, Rayadurgam) in respect of dispossession of their lands in Sy.Nos. 31 and 59, Avuladatla Village, Rayadurgam Mandal, Ananthapuramu District, allegedly without notice or procedure, in connection with allotment of the subject lands to weaker-section people under a Government Scheme; IA No. 1 of 2019 (under Section 151 CPC) sought interim restraint against dispossession. No issue was adjudicated: learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the cause did not survive for further adjudication and sought leave to withdraw. The Court accorded permission and dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, with no order as to costs, and directed that miscellaneous applications pending, if any, stand closed. No precedent was cited or considered.

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APHC010197432019

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

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WRIT PETITION NO: 8533/2019

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Between:

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P SREENIVASULU, S/O. LATE P. SREERAMULU, AGED 42 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.10-2-203/3, VIDYANAGAR, RAYADURGAM, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT AND 3 OTHERS

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LAND ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

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THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANANTHAPURAMU, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT.

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THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KALYANADURGAM, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT.

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THE TAHSILDAR, RAYADURGAM, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT.

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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 toto issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondents 2 to 4 in not attempting to dispossess the Petitioners from the lands in Sy.No.31 to an extent of Ac.0-61 cents, in Sy.No.59 to an extent of Ac.2-27 cents of the 1st Petitioner in Sy.No.31 to an extent of Ac.0-61 cents, in Sy.No.59 to an extent of Ac.2-31 cents of the 2nd Petitioner in Sy.No.31 to an extent of Ac.0-61 cents, in

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JS, J W.P.No.8533/2019

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Sy.No.59 to an extent of Ac.2-30 cents of the 3rd Petitioner and in Sy.No.31 to an extent of Ac.0-61 cents, in Sy.No.59 to an extent of Ac.2-21 cents of the 4th Petitioner situated at Avuladatla Village, Rayadurgam Mandal, Ananthapuramu District without issuing any notice, without following any procedure for the purpose of allotting the subject lands in favour of weaker section people under the Government Scheme is illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the Petitioners from the lands in question in any manner and to pass

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IA NO: 1 OF 2019

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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 Petitioners from the lands in Sy.No.31 to an extent of Ac.O-61 cents, in Sy.No.59 to an extent of Ac.2- 27 cents of the 1st Petitioner; in Sy.No.31 to an extent of Ac.0-61 cents, in Sy.No.59 to an extent of Ac.2-31 cents of the 2nd Petitioner; in Sy.No.31 to an extent of Ac.0-61 cents, in Sy.No.59 to an extent of Ac.2- 30 cents of the 3rd Petitioner; and in Sy.No.31 to an extent of Ac.0-61 cents, in Sy.No.59 to an extent of Ac.2-21 cents of the 4th Petitioner situated at Avuladatla Village, Rayadurgam Mandal, Ananthapuramu District pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass

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Counsel for the Petitioner:

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1.N ASWARTHA NARAYANA

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Counsel for the Respondent(S):

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1.GP FOR REVENUE (AP)

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2.GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION (AP)

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JS, J W.P.No.8533/2019

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The Court made the following ORDER:

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for further adjudication and seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition.

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Permission is accorded.

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

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

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__________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

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Date: 01.04.2026

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