WP/47278/2018 of Poola Venkatramana Vs Union of India on 21 June 2026

1. POOLA VENKATRAMANA, S/O SIDDARAMU @ SIDDARAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS. RESIDENTS OF BURAKAYALAKOTA VILLAGE, MULAKALACHERUVU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

2. POOLA REDDEPPA, S/O SIDDARAMU @ SIDDARAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS. RESIDENTS OF BURAKAYALAKOTA VILLAGE,

3. POOLA VENKATESH, S/O SIDDARAMU @ SIDDARAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS. RESIDENTS OF BURAKAYALAKOTA VILLAGE, MULAKALACHERUVU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

4. POOLA SREENIVASULU, S/O SIDDARAMU @ SIDDARAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS. RESIDENTS OF BURAKAYALAKOTA VILLAGE, MULAKALACHERUVU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER(S) AND

1. UNION OF INDIA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, SASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI.

2. SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY, REP. BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, SECUNDERABAD.

3. THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAYS, GUNTAKAL, ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICTD.

4. RAGHUNATHA NAIDU, RAILWAY CONTRACTOR, GATE NO.72, NALLAGUTLAPALLE H/O BURAKAYALAKOTA VILLAGE, MULAKALACHERUVU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

...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 toto issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in threatening to dispossess the petitioners from the land being an extent of Ac.0.33 cents in Sy.No.149/

situate in Burakayalakota Village, Mulakalacheruvu Mandal, Chittoor District, without following due process of law as illegal, arbitrary, violation of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners from the above land and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 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 interfere with the petitioners land being an extent of Ac.0.33 cents in Sy.No.149/1 situate in Burakayalakota Village, Mulakalacheruvu Mandal, Chittoor District, pending disposal of writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. P NARASIMHULU Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. P BHASKAR

2. DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA

The Court made the following order:

The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents are threatening to dispossess them from the subject land to an extent of Ac.0.33 cents in Sy.No.149/1 situated in Burakayalakota village, Mulakalacheruvu mandal, chittoor district without following due process of law..

2. Heard Sri D.N.V.Ratna Prakash, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Deputy Solicitor General of India appearing for Railway Department.

3. Learned Deputy Solicitor General of India appearing for Railway Department reported that the subject land is classified as private patta land and the respondent authorities are not interfering with the possession of the petitioners over the subject land as alleged by them.

4. To the said submission, learned counsel for the petitioner requested to close the writ petition by the recording the said submission.

5. Taking into consideration the submissions of both the learned counsel and as the authorities have submitted that they are not interfering with the petitioners possession over the subject land, without going into the merits and demerits of the case, this court is inclined to close the writ petition without expressing any opinion with regard to possession.

Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. No costs.

Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed.

________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI 22.06.2026 BRS

Whether the order is: Speaking

Reasoned

Reportable

Non-reportable