WP/31296/2024 of I RAMESH NAIK Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh, on 31 December 2024

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TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBERTWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR

PRESENT

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

WRIT PETITION NO: 31296 OF 2024

Between:

1I. RAMESH NAIK, S/0.I. BOJJI NAIKAged about 37 yearsR/o.11-97, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.PAged about 37 yearsR/o.11-97, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

2M.PADMAJA,W/0. S.D. NAIKAged about 48 yearsR/o.11-137, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.PAged about 48 yearsR/o.11-137, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

3N. THEJESH S/0. S.DASYANAIK

Aged about 24 yearsR/o.11-136, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.PR/o.11-136, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

4NENAVATH SUHEETH,S/O.S.DASYA NAIKAged about 24 yearsR/o.11-142, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.PAged about 24 yearsR/o.11-142, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

5MEGAVATH LAKSHMI BAI, W/O.M. CHANDRA NAIK

Aged about 67 yearsR/o.11-131, Banjara Colony,R/o.11-131, Banjara Colony, Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.PRenigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

DUNGAVATH LAXMIDEVI W/O.CHINMA MUNI NAIK

Aged about 46 yearsR/o.11-130, Banjara Colony,R/o.11-130, Banjara Colony, ^

Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Reniguntamandal Tirupathi District. A.P

7B. SUBBURAM NAIK, S/O.B. MUMEAged about 59 yearsR/o.11-128, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

8B. ARUNA, W/0. L. PRASANTHAged about 34 yearsR/o.11-127, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

9MOODE SIDDAIAH NAIK,S/O.M. BABU NAIKAged about 24 yearsR/o.11-121, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

10 G.KISHAN,S/0. G. RAMJEEAged about 54 yearsR/o.11-120, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

11 BHUKYA BABY SHALINI, W/O.VADITHYA SOMASANKAR NAIKAged about 35 yearsR/o.11-118, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

12M.LAITHA, W/0. M.CHANDRA NAIKAged about 60 yearsR/o.11-117, Banjara Colony,VenkatapuramGrama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.PAged about 60 yearsR/o.11-117, Banjara Colony,VenkatapuramGrama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P13M. SINDHU DEVI, W/0.I. VEERANNAAged about 36 yearsAged about 36 years r R/o.11-116, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Reniguntamandal Tirupathi District.A.P

14B. SUSHILA,W/O.B.BHEEMJEEAged about 52 yearsR/o.11-115, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P15MUDE BALAJI NAIK, S/0. M. CHANDRA NAIKAged about 34 yearsR/o.11-114, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P16B. RAJASEKHAR NAIK, S/O.B. REDDY NAIKAged about 32 yearsR/o.11-113, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P17R. HEMANTH NAIK, C/O.R. SANKAR NAIKAged about 24 yearsR/o.11-112, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P18RAMAVATH VIJAYA, W/O.RAMAVATH RAG HU NAIKAged about 44 yearsR/o.11-111, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P19ESLAVATH DIVYASRI, W/O.B, SREENATH NAIKAged about 24 yearsR/o.11-109, Banjara Colony,IVenkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P20B. PADMA, W/0. BUKKE SURESH NAYAK

Aged about 36 yearsR/o.11-108, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

21M.SAROJANAMMA, W/0. B.SUBBARAM NAIKAged about 52 yearsR/o.11-107, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.PAged about 52 yearsR/o.11-107, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P22BUKKE MADHAVI, W/O..POLURU KIRANAged about 37 yearsR/o.11-106, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.PAged about 37 yearsR/o.11-106, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P23B. RAMANJULU NAICK S/o. B SIVANNA NAIKAged about 38 yearsR/o.11-105, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P24J LAKSHMI RAM NAIK S/O. J LAKSHMA NAIKAged about 56 yearsR/o.11-104, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P25.J JAYAMMA BAI W/0. J LAKSHMI RAM NAIKAged about 57 yearsR/o.11-103, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.PAged about 38 yearsR/o.11-105, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P24J LAKSHMI RAM NAIK S/O. J LAKSHMA NAIKAged about 56 yearsR/o.11-104, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P25.J JAYAMMA BAI W/0. J LAKSHMI RAM NAIKAged about 57 yearsR/o.11-103, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P26B SURESH KUMAR NAIK S/O. B.V TIRUPATHI NAIKAged about 43 yearsR/o.11-98, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Reniguntamandal Tirupathi District. A.PAged about 43 yearsR/o.11-98, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Reniguntamandal Tirupathi District. A.P27BSUSILA/0. B. CHODA NAIKAged about 46 yearsAged about 46 years R/o.11-95, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

28B, HEMANTH KUMAR NAIK S/0. B CHOWDA NAIKAged about 28 yearsR/o.11-94, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

29BUKYA CHINNA MUNE NAIK S/0. Late .BUKYA DHAANJA NAYAKAged about 74 yearsR/o.11-93, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Aged about 74 yearsR/o.11-93, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

30B CHETTEMMA W/0. BUKYA CHINNA MUNE NAYAKAged about 46 yearsR/o.11-92, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Aged about 46 yearsR/o.11-92, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P31B RAJU NAIK S/0. B SONE NAIKAged about 48 yearsR/o.11-91, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Aged about 48 yearsR/o.11-91, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P32M YASODHA W/0. B RAJU NAIKAged about 42 yearsR/o.11-90, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Aged about 42 yearsR/o.11-90, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P33BUKKE ASWINI W/0. M.K LOKESH KUMARAged about 28 yearsR/o.11-85, Banjara Colony,VenkatapuramGrama Panchayat,Aged about 28 yearsR/o.11-85, Banjara Colony,VenkatapuramGrama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

34BUKKE VENKATARAMANA S/0. BUKYA RAMAMURTHYAged about 53 yearsAged about 53 years M*

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Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi DistrictA.P

B RAMADEVI W/0. M RAMESHAged about 42 yearsR/o.11-73, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

M. ALLIRANI W/0. B. NAGARAJA NAIKAged about 43 yearsR/o.11-710., Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

MOODE SIDDAMMA W/0. LATE KRISHNANAYAKAged about 68 yearsR/o.11-71, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District. A.P

BUKKE MANJULA BHAI w/0. B BABUNAIKAged about 32 yearsR/o.11-69 Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District.A.P

A.P

MUDE SARASATHI w/0. BUKYA BALAJIAged about 40 yearsR/o.11-68, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi District .A.P

BUKYA BALAJI S/0. BUKYA RAMAMURTHYNAIKAged about 49 yearsR/o.11-67, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat,Renigunta mandal Tirupathi DistrictA.P

A.P

SK AISHWARYA D/0. KRISHNA NAIKAged about 33 yearsR/o.11-66, Banjara Colony,Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat, Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that inthe circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court maybe pleased to issue an appropriate Writ Order or Direction, more particularlyoneinthenatureof Writof Mandamus,questioningtheactionoftherespondents No.4 and 5 and their subordinates in threatening[to][ demolish]the houses of the petitioners constructed in the house[sites][ to][ an][ extent][ of]Ac.0.02centseachsituatedinSy.No.341/1,341/2,341/3 AnnasamipalliVillage,Renigunta Mandal,ChittoorDistrict, without considering the truefacts issuing the regularization house sites consider[the][ above][ facts][ and][ to]regularize our pattas under Go.Ms.No 225 or recently[launched][ the][ State]Government of AP under OTS schemeis badin law and without followingthe procedure contemplated under the Statute, as being illegal, arbitrary andunconstitutional and violative of Article 21 and 300A of the Constitution ofIndia and consequently direct the 4*^ and 5'^ respondents not to take anycoercive steps without following the due process of[Law.]

lA NO: 1 OF 2024

Petition under Section151 CPC praying thatin the[circumstances]stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court maybe pleased to direct the respondents 3 and 4 herein[not][ to][ interfere][ into][ the]possession and enjoyment and demolish the houses of the petitioners or inany manner dispossess them from their lawful Possession in respect of theirrespective houses constructedin Sy.No.341/1, 341/2,341/3 Annasamipallivillage, Renigunta Mandal, Chittoor District, pending disposal of the mainWrit Petition.

Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI A.GOURA SANKARA RAO

Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 : GP FOR REVENUECounsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI M. SUDHIR,SC FOR GRAM PANCHAYAT

The Court made the following: ORDER

APHC010598722024IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRAPRADESHAT AMARAVATI(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBERTWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

WRIT PETITION NO: 31296/2024

Between:

I Ramesh Naik and Others

...PETITIONER(S)

AND

The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others

...RESPONDENT(S)

Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. A.GOURA SANKARA RAO

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR REVENUE

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENAKTESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

WRIT PETITION N0.31296 OF 2024

ORDER:

of1.This writ petitionis filed under Article 226 of the[Constitution]

India seeking the following relief;

“to issue an appropriate Writ Order or Direction more[particularly]one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus questioning the[action][ of]therespondentsNos.3and4andtheirsubordinatesinthreatening to demolish the houses of the petitioners[constructed]inthehousesites allotted to the Petitioners to an extent ofAc.0.02centseachsituatedin SyNo.341/1,341/2,341/3,AnnasamipalliVillage,ReniguntaMandal,ChittoorDistrictwithout consideringthe true factsissuing theregularizationhousesites consider the above facts andto regularizetheirpattas under G.O.Ms.No.225 or recently launched theStateGovernment of A.P under OTS scheme is bad in law and[without]following the procedure as contemplated under the Statuteasbeing illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and violativeof Article21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently[direct]theS''* and4'*^ and 5th respondents not to take any[coercive]steps without following the due process of Law and[to][ grant][ such]other relief or reliefs...”

2. Duringhearinglearnedcounselforthepetitioners,withouttouching the merits of the case, requested this Court[to][ issue][ a][ direction]touching the merits of the case, requested this Court[to][ issue][ a][ direction]tothe respondents not to dispossess the petitioners from[their][ subject]property, without following due process of law.property, without following due process of law.

3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, admitted[that]the petitioners are continuing in possession of their[subject][ property][ and]

therespondentsauthoritieswouldfollowdueprocessoflawandrequested to pass appropriate orders.

4. ThepetitionershereinarepoorlandlesspeoplebelongstoScheduled Tribes (ST) and seeking out their livelihood by doing dailywage labour works and hails from below poverty line.That upon therepresentations made by the petitioners, the then revenue officials afterconducting socio-economic survey and after ascertaining the social statusof the petitioners, allotted small extent of housesitesto an extentofAc.0.02 cents eachin Sy.No.341/1, 341/2 and 341/3, AnnasamipalliVillage, Renigunta Mandal, Chittoor District on 25.02.2008 and since thenpetitioners have been in peaceful possession and enjoyment[of][ the]sameby constructing small houses in their respective extents and residingtherein along with their respective families without any interruption orinterference from anybody else and named the said locality as “BanjaraColony”.Now the Respondent Authorities are trying to dispossess thePetitioners from their lawful possession and enjoyment.Hence the WritPetition.poorlandlesspeoplebelongstoScheduled Tribes (ST) and seeking out their livelihood by doing dailywage labour works and hails from below poverty line.That upon therepresentations made by the petitioners, the then revenue officials afterconducting socio-economic survey and after ascertaining the social statusof the petitioners, allotted small extent of housesitesto an extentofAc.0.02 cents eachin Sy.No.341/1, 341/2 and 341/3, AnnasamipalliVillage, Renigunta Mandal, Chittoor District on 25.02.2008 and since thenpetitioners have been in peaceful possession and enjoyment[of][ the]sameby constructing small houses in their respective extents and residingtherein along with their respective families without any interruption orinterference from anybody else and named the said locality as “BanjaraColony”.Now the Respondent Authorities are trying to dispossess thePetitioners from their lawful possession and enjoyment.Hence the WritPetition.

5. When the petitioners are in settled possession and enjoyment oftheproperty,the respondentsarenotentitledtointerferewiththepossession and enjoyment of the petitioners and such highhanded actionof the respondents would amount to depriving the petitioners’ violating constitutional right guaranteed under Article 300-A[of][ the][ Constitution][ of]India, besides violation of Article 14 of the ConstitutionofIndia.Evenassuming for a moment that this petitioners’ possession[is][ illegal,][ still,][ the]petitioners are requiredto be afforded an opportunitybeforetakingappropriate action and in view of the law declared[by][ the][ Apex][ Court][ in]“Rame Gowda (dead) by L.Rs.v. M.Varadappa Naidu (Dead)[by]L.Rs.\ when the petitioners are in settled possession[and][ enjoyment][ of]the property, they cannot be dispossessed, without[following][ due][ process]of law. Therefore, the respondents are directed not[to][ dispossess][ the]petitioners from their property, except by due process[of][ law.]

6. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed[of,][ with][ the]consent of both the counsel. No costs.

Themiscellaneouspetitionspending,if anyshallalsostand closed.

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SOI- V.SAVITHRl GOWRIASSISTANT REGISTRAR'SECTION OFFICER

To,

1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, State[of][ Andhra]Pradesh, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur[District.]Pradesh, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur[District.]

2. The District Collector, Chittoor Tirupathi.

3. The Tahsildar, Renigunta Mandal, Tirupathi.

4. The Panchayat Secretary, Venkatapuram Grama Panchayat[Renugunta]Mandaal, Tirupathi District.Mandaal, Tirupathi District.

5. One CC toSri A.Goura Sankara Rao, Advocate [OPUC]

6. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra[Pradesh.][ [OUT]]

7. One CC to Sri M. Sudhir, SC for Gram Panchayat (OPUC)

8. Three C.D. Copies.

HIGH COURT

DATED:31/12/2024

ORDERWP.No.31296 of 2024

DISPOSING OF THE W.P.WITHOUT COSTS

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