Jonnala Subba Reddy Vs Union of India — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

Jonnala Subba Reddy Vs Union of India — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether the Respondents' refusal to release the pledged gold ornaments (513.100 grams) under Gold Loan Account No. 0151671100095169 upon payment of the total outstanding dues is illegal, arbitrary, contrary to Law and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India. +2 more

Ratio / Principle

Considering the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that, in view of subsequent developments during pendency of the Writ Petition, nothing survived for further adjudication, the Court dismissed the Writ Petition as infructuous.

Key takeaways

There shall be no order as to costs.ratio¶33
Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this case shall stand closed.ratio¶34

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 8775 of 2026, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), decided 20.04.2026 by Hon'ble Sri Justice Battu Devanand. Jonnala Subba Reddy v. Union of India (Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services), IDBI Bank Ltd. and the Branch Manager, IDBI Bank Ltd., Governorpet Branch, Vijayawada. Petition under Article 226 sought a Writ of Mandamus declaring illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 the Respondents' refusal to release pledged gold ornaments (513.100 grams) under Gold Loan Account No. 0151671100095169 upon payment of the total outstanding dues of 27,43,555/- (with interest up to date of payment), and sought directions to accept that amount and return the ornaments; IA No. 1 of 2026 (Section 151 CPC) sought restraint of the public auction/private sale of the ornaments scheduled for 30.03.2026. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that subsequent developments during pendency left nothing to adjudicate and sought dismissal as infructuous; the Court dismissed the Writ Petition as infructuous, made no order as to costs and closed miscellaneous petitions, if any. No findings on the merits were recorded; no cases cited.

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APHC010167752026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

[3207]

MONDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND WRIT PETITION NO: 8775/2026

Between:

JONNALA SUBBA REDDY, S/O. JONNALA CHINA SAMBIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O. H.NO. 11-101 NAMBURU VILLAGE, PEDAKAKANI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522508.

...PETITIONER

AND

UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS.. SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIALSERVICES, NEW DELHI-110001

IDBI BANK LIMITED, , REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO, IDBI TOWER, WTC COMPLEX, CUFFE PARADE, MUMBAI - 400005

THE BRANCH MANAGER, IDBI BANK LTD., GOVERNORPET BRANCH, DOOR NO. 27-37-20, SAMBHAV ENCLAVE, RAJAGOPALACHARI STREET, VIJAYAWADA - 520002.

...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 topleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in refusing to release the pledged gold ornaments (513.100 grams) under Gold Loan Account No. 0151671100095169 upon payment of the total outstanding

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dues as illegal, arbitrary, and contrary to Law and violative of principles of natural justice and violative of Articles and 14, and 21 of the Constitution of India consequently direct the Respondents to accept the total outstanding amount of 27,43,555/- (with interest up to date of payment) and simultaneously release/return the pledged gold ornaments to the Petitioner and Pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2026

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 restrain the Respondents from proceeding with the public auction/private sale of the gold ornaments scheduled for 30.03.2026 or any subsequent date, pending disposal of this Writ Petition and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.SOMISETTY GANESH BABU

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

The Court made the following:

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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND

WRIT PETITION NO.8775 OF 2026

ORDER:

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in view of the subsequent developments happened during pendency of this Writ Petition, nothing survives in this Writ Petition for further adjudication and sought to dismiss the Writ Petition as infructuous.

Considering the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this case shall stand closed.

__________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND

Dated: 20.04.2026 TM

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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND

WRIT PETITION NO: 8775 of 2026

Dated: 20.04.2026 TM