The Andhra Pradesh Sri Simhachalam Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam Panchagramalu (Regularization of Occupations of Houses And Houses Sites) Act, 2019.

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THE ANDHRA PRADESH SRI SIMHACHALAM VARAHA LAKSHMI 
NARASIMHA SWAMY DEVASTHANAM PANCHAGRAMALU 

(REGULARIZATION OF OCCUPATIONS OF HOUSES AND HOUSES SITES) 
ACT, 2019.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Sections

CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY

1.   Short title, extent and commencement.
2.   Definitions.

CHAPATER II

REGULARIZATION OF PRE-DETERMINED OCCUPANCY

3. Regularization of occupations of Pre-determined occupants.

CHAPTER III

PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION FOR REGULARIZATION OF 
OCCUPATION AND FIXATION OF AMOUNT

4. Procedure for filing Application.

5. Fixation of rate of Regularization.

CHAPTER IV

FILING OF APPEALS AND REVISION PETITIONS

6. Appeals.

CHAPTER V



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MISCELLANEOUS

7. Act to override the other Laws.

8. Bar of Legal Proceedings.

9. Protection of Action taken in good faith.

10. Punishment for Furnishing of false information.

11. Power to remove difficulties.

12. Power to make rules.



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THE ANDHRA PRADESH SRI SIMHACHALAM VARAHA LAKSHMI 
NARASIMHA SWAMY DEVASTHANAM PANCHAGRAMALU 

(REGULARIZATION OF OCCUPATIONS OF HOUSES AND HOUSES SITES) 
ACT, 2019.

 (ACT No.12 of 2019)
[19th February, 2019]

AN ACT TO REGULARIZE THE OCCUPATIONS OF OCCUPANTS ‘BY WAY 

OF HOUSES  AND  HOUSE SITES IN THE VILLAGES OF ADAVIVARAM, 

VENKATAPURAM  OF  VISAKHAPATNAM  (RURAL)  MANDAL  AND 

VEPAGUNTA,  PURUSHOTTAPURAM  AND  CHEEMALAPALLI  OF 

PENDURTHI  MANDAL  CALLED  AS   “PANCHAGRAMALU”  IN 

VISAKHAPATNAM  DISTRICT  OF  ANDHRA  PRADESH  STATE  DULY 

COMPENSATING THE DEITY OF SRI SIMHACHALAMVARAHA LAKSHMI 

NARASIMHA SWAMY DEVASTHANAM. 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Andhra Pradesh in the 

Seventieth  year of the Republic of India as follows:

 CHAPTER – I
 PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, extent and commencement - (1) This Act May be called The 
Andhra  Pradesh  Sri  Simhachalam  Varaha  Lakshmi  Narasimha  Swamy 
Devasthanam Panchagramalu (Regularization of Occupations of Houses And 
Houses Sites) Act, 2019. 

(2) It extends to the five (5) Villages viz., Adavivaram, Venkatapuram of 
Visakhapatnam  (Rural)  and  Vepagunta,  Purushothapuram  and 
Cheemalapalli of Pendurthi Mandals of Visakhapatnam District of Andhra 
Pradesh State. 

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by 
notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, appoint.



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2. Definitions -  In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: -

(a)   ‘Appellate  Authority’ means  the  Commissioner  of 
Endowments,  Andhra Pradesh; 

(b)  ‘Deity’ means Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy, 
Simhachalam; 

(c) ‘Notification’ means notification published in the Andhra 
Pradesh Gazette and the word ‘notified’ shall be construed, 
accordingly; 

(d)  ‘Panchagramalu’   means  five  villages  viz.,  Adavivaram 
and  Venkatapuram  of  Visakhapatnam  (Rural)  Mandal, 
Vepagunta,  Purushothapuram  and  Cheemalapalli  of 
Pendurthi Mandal in Visakhapatnam District;

(e)  ‘Pre-determined Occupant’  means a person whose name 
or his ancestor’s name is recorded upto the year 2008 as 
occupant/enjoyer/encroacher of house or house site in any 
official  records  like  Registered  Sale  Deed,  Proceedings  & 
Reports  of  Cabinet  Sub  Committee,  Government  Orders, 
Records  of  Endowment  Department/Sri  Varaha  Lakshmi 
Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam or any other such record 
of statutory/official nature; 

(f)   ‘Prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this 
Act; 

(g) ‘Regularization of Occupation by way of House or House 
Sites’    means Transfer of Right on the land occupied by the 
occupant by way of house or house site for which the title 
held with said Deity,  on payment of  market  value as per 
Section 5.

CHAPTER – II
REGULARIZATION OF PRE-DETERMINED OCCUPANCY

3. Regularisation of occupations of Pre-determined occupants - (1) Any 
person who is a pre-determined occupant in any of the “Panchagramalu” 
shall be issued a certificate of occupation by the authority concerned as may 
be prescribed.

     (2)  A person who is issued a certificate of occupation shall be entitled for 
regularisation of his occupation.

(3) Every such person shall make an application for regularisation of 
his occupation to the authority as may be prescribed.



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CHAPTER – III 
PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION FOR REGULARIZATION OF 

OCCUPATION AND FIXATION OF AMOUNT

4. Procedure for filing Application -  The Procedure for filing application 
together  with  documents,  verification,  consideration  &  disposal  of 
applications and payment of amount shall be such, as may be prescribed.

5. Fixation of rate of Regulation - (1)   Government shall notify the rates 
to  be  collected  from the  occupants  towards  regularisation  of  occupation 
taking in to consideration, the recommendations of the committee consisting 
of the District Collector, Chairman, Joint Collector, Member and Executive 
Officer  of  Sri  Simhachalam  Varaha  Lakshmi  Narasimha  Swamy 
Devasthanam, Member Convener constituted for the purpose. 

(2) The Devasthanam shall be compensated by way of transfer of an 
equivalent extent of land by the Government. 

CHAPTER – IV
FILING OF APPEALS AND REVISION PETITIONS

        6. Appeals - (1) Every applicant who is aggrieved with the decision taken by 
the Committee on his claim of occupation may prefer an appeal within 60 
days  from  the  date  of  decision  of  the  Committee  before  the  appellate 
authority. However, the Appellate authority can condone the delay, if  the 
authority is satisfied with the reasons furnished by the appellant for filing 
the appeal.

(2) The  Appellate  authority  shall  dispose  of  the  same  after  giving 
reasonable opportunity to the appellant to prove his claim and shall dispose 
of the same on merits within a period of 90 days from the date of Appeal.

CHAPTER – V
MISCELLANEOUS

7. Act to override the other Law - Unless otherwise expressly provided in 
this Act, the provisions of this Act and of any orders and rules made there 
under  shall  have  effect,  notwithstanding  anything  inconsistent  therewith 
contained in any other law for the time being in force or any instrument 
having effect by virtue of such law.

8. Bar of Legal Proceedings - No suit, prosecution or proceedings shall lie 
in any court against any authority, committee or officer or person for any act 
done or purporting to be done under or in pursuance of the Act or the rules 
or orders issued there under. 



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9. Protection of Action taken in good faith - No suit, prosecution or other 
legal proceedings shall lie against the State Government or any person for 
anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of 
this Act or any rule or order made thereunder. 

10. Punishment for Furnishing of false information -  Any person who 
furnishes false information or information which has reason to believe not to 
be true, will be prosecuted as per the provisions of Section 177 of the Indian 
Penal Code, 1860.(Central Act No.45 of 1860).

11. Power to remove difficulties - If any difficulty arises in giving effect to 
the provisions of this Act, the Government may make such orders not in 
consistent with the said provisions as appeared to them to be necessary or 
expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty.

12.  Power to make rules -(1)    The Government may, by notification in the 
Andhra Pradesh Gazette make rules to carry out the purpose of this Act.  

(2) Every Rule made under this Section shall immediately after it is 
made, be laid before each house of the State Legislature if it is in session, if 
it is not in session, in the session immediately following for a total period of 
14  days  which  may  be  comprised  in  two  session  or  in  two  successive 
sessions, and it before expiration of the session and which it is so laid or the 
sessions  immediately  following  both  Houses  agree  in  making  any 
modification in the rule or in the annulment of the rule, the rule shall not 
have effect only in such modified form or shall stand annulled as the case 
may be,  so  however,  that  any  such  modification  or  annulment  shall  be 
without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. 

              R.ARAVIND,
Secretary to Government (I/c),

Legal and Legislative Affairs & Justice,
Law Department.