Araveti Ramachandra Reddy v. State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.11777 OF 2018 Dated:10.04.2018 Between:

Araveti Ramachandra Reddy, S/o.A.Papi Reddy, Aged about 67 years, R/o.H.No.1-324-2-1A, Kadiri, Ananthapuram District.

.. Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary Revenue Department, At A.P.Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District and another.

.. Respondents The Court made the following:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.11777 OF 2018 ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue, appearing for the respondents 1 to 4.

2.

Petitioner herein claims to be the owner and in possession of land admeasuring Acres 4.02 cents in Survey No.389 of Veligallu Village, Galiveedu Mandal, YSR Kadapa District. Petitioner claims that he purchased the land in the year 1982-83 and his name was mutated in the revenue records and in 10(1) Adangal also. Petitioner apprehend that the Tahsildar is now intending to allot the above said land to other persons, treating the said land as if belonging to Government, however, according to the learned Government Pleader, in the revenue records, this property is described as 'Dotted Lands' and therefore, the land cannot be treated as private land.

3.

The State Legislature enacted The Andhra Pradesh Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-Settlement Register) Act, 2017 and as per Section 6(2) of the Act, an aggrieved person can file claim for deleting the Dotted Lands in the Re-Settlement Register.

4.

In view of the above said provision, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to file an application to the District Level Committee, under Section 6(2) of the Act, to request the committee to delete the subject land from the description as 'Dotted Lands' in the Re-Settlement Register. 5.

With regard to the same, this writ petition is disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioner to make such application. If such application is filed, the District Level Committee shall scrutinize the request of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders, as permitted by law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the application. Till the decision is taken by the District Level Committee, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner. However, the petitioner shall have to make such application within three weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. If no such application is filed within the time stipulated, it is open to the competent authority to proceed in accordance with law.

6.

Miscellaneous petitions pending consideration, if any, in this case shall stand closed as consequence. No order as to costs.

___________________ P.NAVEEN RAO, J 10.04.2018 SS