APHC010113322020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] THURSDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 6895/2020 Between: 1. PASI RAMBABU,, S/O VAGALAIAH, AGED 32 YEARS, R/O J V AGRAHAM VILLAGE AND PANCHAYAT, BHEEMILI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 2. KANCHUBOINA APPALANAIDU,, S/O VAGALAIAH, AGED 31 YEARS R/O J V AGRAHAM VILLAGE 86 PANCHAYAT, BHEEMILI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 3. NARU SAI KUMAR,, S/O LATE N.RAMANA, AGED 22 YEARS, R/O 7- 23, SOMANNAPALEM, KAPULAPADA GRAM PANCHAYAT, BHEEMILI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 4. P.SHANKAR,, S/O SUNAPPA, AGED 24 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 9-23, SOMANNAPALEM, KAPULAPADA GRAM PANCHAYAT, BHEEMILI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 5. VOOLLA TATARAO,, S/O LATE DASAMMA, AGED 39 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 4-39, NERELLAVALASA, NIDIGATTTU GRAM PANCHAYAT, BHEEMLI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 6. VOOLLA YELLARAO,, S/O V.SIMHADRI, R/O NERELLAVALASA, NIDIGATTTU GRAM PANCHAYAT, BHEEMLI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 2 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY PRINICIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, THU LLUR MANDALAM, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. COMMISSIONER, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, THULLUR MANDALAM, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKHAPATNAM. 6. VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION GVMC, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER, ASH LAMETTA JUNCTION, VISAKHAPATNAM. 7. THE J V AGRAHARAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, J V KGRAHARAM VILLAGE, BHEEMILI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. (PRESENTLY UNDER THE CONTROL OF GVMC) 8. THE KAPULAPADA GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, KAPULAPADA VILLAGE, BHEEMILI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. (PRESENTLY UNDER THE CONTROL OF GVMC) 9. THE NIDIGATTU GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, NIDIGATTU VILLAGE, BHEEMILI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. (PRESENTLY UNDER THE CONTROL OF GVMC) 10. AP STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, 1ST FLOOR, NEW HOD'S BUILDING, OPP INDIRA GANDHI MUNICIPAL STADIUM, MG. ROAD, VIJAYAWADA - 520010 ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be 3 pleased toto issue a writ order or orders especially in the form of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondent authorities in denotifying (cancelling the notification of declaring as panchayat) the JV Agraharam, Chepaluppada and Nidigattu Grama Panchayats of Bhiminipatnam Mandal is unconstitutional and consequently set aside the G.O.MS.No.358 dated 31.12.2019 by R1 and the G.O.MS.No.223 Dated 31.12.2019 by R3 to the extent of JV Agraharam, Chepaluppada, Nidigattu Villages of Bhiminpatnam Mandal and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to take steps to see that JV Agraharam, Chepaluppada and Nidigattu Grama Panchayats function as was in December 2019 and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the operation of G.O.MS.No.358 dated 31.12.2019 and pass IA NO: 3 OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents no to conduct elections to the ward area of GVMC which includes Agraharam, Chepaluppada and Nidigattu Grama Panchayats and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. PONNADA SREE VYAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV The Court made the following: 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 6895/2020 ORDER: When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Ponnada Sree Vyas, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he filed a Memo dated 30.08.2025 in the Registry seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the present Writ Petition. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 04.09.2025 SCH 5 128 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO.6895 of 2020 Dated:04.09.2025 SCH