2 weeks ago
Four Revenue Employees Suspended Over Tadipatri Land Records Lapses
Some people who work for the government keep track of papers that say who owns pieces of land.
These papers are very important, like a big notebook for the whole town.
In a town called Tadipatri, some of these workers made mistakes.
They did not check the land papers carefully enough.
The papers had changes in them that should have been noticed.
The workers also did not tell their bosses about the problems.
The district leader, called the Collector, found out and was not happy.
He told four workers to stop working for now, which is called being suspended.
Three other workers got official warning letters.
The leader said everyone must be very careful with land papers from now on.
District Collector O Anand suspended four revenue officials and issued charge memos to three others over land record lapses in Tadipatri.
The case involves 2.40 acres in Survey No 770-E2, where discrepancies were found in the land ceiling register.
Officials allegedly failed to verify records, conduct inquiries, and report discrepancies to higher authorities.
Suspended officials include then-tahsildar G Somashekar, revenue inspector B Eswar Reddy, village revenue officer K Venkataswamy, and junior assistant S Mohammad Shafi.
The action relates to a proposal to remove the land from the prohibited properties list under Section 22-A(1)(d) of the Registration Act.
- Who
- District Collector O Anand ordered the action; suspended officials are G Somashekar, B Eswar Reddy, K Venkataswamy and S Mohammad Shafi, while U Rajendra Prasad, K Pavan Kumar and S B Kullayappa received charge memos.
- What
- Departmental action over alleged lapses in scrutinising land records for 2.40 acres in Survey No 770-E2, including discrepancies in the land ceiling register.
- Where
- Tadipatri (Tadipathri), Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh
- When
- Monday
- Why
- Officials allegedly failed to properly verify land records, conduct inquiries, and flag discrepancies related to a proposal to remove the land from the prohibited properties list under Section 22-A(1)(d) of the Registration Act.
Key facts
- District
- Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
- Land involved
- 2.40 acres, Survey No 770-E2, Tadipatri
- Employees suspended
- 4
- Charge memos issued
- 3
- Action ordered by
- Collector O Anand
- Legal provision
- Section 22-A(1)(d) of the Registration Act
- Suspended officials
- G Somashekar, B Eswar Reddy, K Venkataswamy, S Mohammad Shafi
- Land ceiling register entry
- CC No 2963/75, Tadipathri











