WP/14924/2026 of Althuru Geetha Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh on 29 June 2026

1. ALTHURU GEETHA, W/O. CHANDRASEKHAR REDDY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, PROPRIETOR OF SIVA PRASANNA FILLING STATION, R/O. KOTHUR MILLAGE, INDUKURUPET MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.

2. ALTHURU CHANDRASEKHAR REDDY, S/O. RAMANAL REDDY,AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS. BUSINESS, R/O. KOTHUR VILLAGE, INDUKURUPET MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER(S) AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI,

GUNTUR DISTRICT.522238

2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

REVENUE DEPARTMENT

SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522238

3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SPSR NELLORE, NELLORE. DISTRICT.524001

4. THE TAHSILDAR, INDUKURUPET JVLANDAL, SPSR NELLORP

DISTRICT.524314

5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, DARGAMITTA, NELLORE CITY, SPSR NELLORB DISTRICT.524001

6. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT,

NELLORE RURAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.524001

...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 issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in attempting to interfere with, dispossess and to demolish the petitioners part of existing structures situated in Sy.No.787 and 788-B of Leburu Bit-ll, Jagadevipet Panchayat and Village, Indukurupet Mandal, SPSR Nellore District, under the guise of road widening without issuing notice, without initiating acquisition proceedings and without payment of compensation, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners properties situated at Sy.No.787 and 788-B of Leburu Bit-ll, Jagadevipet Panchayat and Village, Indukurupet Mandal, SPSR Nellore District except by following due process of law and pass such 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 may be pleased to direct the respondent authorities not to dispossess or demolish any structures situated therein of the petitioners property, situated at Sy.No.787 and 788-B of Leburu Bit-ll, Jagadevipet Panchayat and Village, Indukurupet Mandal, SPSR Nellore District, pursuant to the proposed road widening activity, pending disposal of the writ petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. V ROOPESH KUMAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR ROADS BUILDINGS

2. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order:

The short grievance of the petitioners is that the respondent authorities are trying to interfere and demolish the part of the existing structures situated in Sy.No.787 and 788-B of Leburu Bit-II, Jagadevipet Panchayat and Village, Indukurupet mandal, SPSR Nellore district, under the guise of road widening, without issuing any notice, without initiating land acquisition proceedings and without paying the compensation.

2. Heard V.Roopesh Kumar reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri C.Praveen, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads & Buildings and Sri Venkata Satyanarayana, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue.

3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads & Buildings on instructions dated 05.06.2026 submitted that the authorities are not interfering with the petitioners subject property.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue on instructions dated 27.05.2026 submitted that the 1st petitioner has encroached the land classified as Canal Poramboke and that they would take steps by following due process of law.

5. In view of the above submissions that the authorities are not interfering with the petitioners subject property and they have an intention to take steps by following due process of law, instead of keeping the writ petition pending, this Court is inclined to dispose of the same with the following directions:

“The respondent authorities are directed not to interfere with the subject property except under due process of law”.

Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed.

________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI 30.06.2026 BRS

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