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VEMANAPALLI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA RAO v. State of Andhra Pradesh

Court: High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Bench: KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA

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Case summary

High Court of Andhra Pradesh judgment dated 2025-04-09. VEMANAPALLI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA RAO v. State of Andhra Pradesh. Read the judgment and case details on...

Judgment text

APHC010175392025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3458] (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY ,THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 9092/2025 Between: Vemanapalli Lakshmi Narasimha Rao ... PETITIONER AND State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ... RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. S SYAMSUNDER RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS 2. GP FOR REGISTRATION AND STAMPS The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Srinivas Pathuri, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments. nd 2. Challenging the inaction on the part of the 2 respondent in keeping the subject land under prohibited list under Section 22(A)(1)(c) of the Registration Act, 1908 in respect of the subject property in Plot No. 29 to an extent of 166 Sq. yards in Sy. No. 296, NVR Street, Ward No.

17 of Madanapalle Village and Mandal, Annamayya District (old Chittoor district), the present writ petition is filed. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner relies on the order passed by this Court in W. P. No. 3231 of 2025 and requests to pass the similar order in this writ petition. 4. The contention of the petitioner is that the petitioner is the absolute owner of the subject property and purchased the same through registered sale deed in 1996. Thereafter, the property was listed under prohibited list category under Section 22(A)(1)(c) under Registration Act, 1908. Seeking deletion of the same, the petitioner filed an online nd application, dated 13. 01. 2025 before the 2 respondent. His grievance is nd that the said application has not been considered by the 2 respondent. 5.

However, as per the Full Bench decision of the erstwhile composite High Court of Andhra Pradesh in Vinjamuri Raja Gopala Chary & 1 Ors , referring to Circular Memo, dated 14-09-2007, the appropriate authority to take a decision on the removal of properties enlisted under the th prohibited list category is the Commissioner, Endowments Department – 6 respondent. 6. Having regard to the same, the petitioner is permitted to file necessary application before the Commissioner, Endowments Department (2016) 1 ALT 550 (FB) seeking deletion of the subject property from the prohibited category. Upon nd filing of such application, the 2 respondent is directed to consider and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. 7. With the above observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Date: 09. 04. 2025 MSI

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