PARUCHURI PRAMILA v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: to 3 in considering representations of

….to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of Respondents 1 petitioners dated 27-06-2025 and 15-10-2025 seeking prevention of unlawful change of records in respect of house tax, water tax, and others relating the property bearing D.No.10-94, Survey No.256/A/1A2, Amaravathi Village, in favor of the 4th Respondent which is highly illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14, 21 and 300A of Constitution of India, and consequently direct the Respondents to restrain from unlawfully changing the records in respect of house tax, water tax, municipal, and others the 4th Respondent and pass……..….

favour of

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respective respondents. Perused the material available on record. 5

The case of the petitioners is that Late Sri Paruchuri Veera Venkata Rao executed a Registered Settlement Deed dated 31.12.1979 in favour of the 4th respondent, settling a half share in the subject property after his demise. He subsequently executed a Registered Will dated 13.10.1986, bequeathing the remaining half share of the property among his three sons and the other half share in favour of the 4th respondent.

A suit in O.S. No. 277 of 2025 is pending before the I Additional District Judge, Guntur, against the 4th respondent and others, seeking declaration of title and recovery of possession in respect of the subject property.

While the said suit is pending, the petitioners submitted a representation dated 27.06.2025 to the 3rd respondent requesting that the house tax and water tax records relating to the subject property should not be changed in favour of the 4th respondent without following due process of law and without issuing notice to the petitioners.

The petitioners submitted a reminder representation dated 15.10.2025. However, no action has been taken on the said representations so far.

A counter-affidavit has been filed by the unofficial 4th respondent, denying the averments made in the affidavit filed in 6 support of the Writ Petition. It is further stated that the name of 4th respondent has already been entered in the revenue records in respect of the subject property.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the representation submitted by the petitioners may be considered and disposed of by the competent authority after affording an opportunity of hearing to both the petitioners and respondent No.4.

Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.4 also agrees to the same.