APHC010131012014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 818/2014 Between: 1. MATTA CHANDRA RAO,, S/O. CH. VENKAT RAO @ VENKATA RAJU, AGED 54 YEARS, R/O. KAMARAJUPETA VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRIBAL WELFARE, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, HYDERABAD. 2. THE AGENT TO GOVERNMENT/DISTRICT COLLECTOR, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, KAKINADA. 3. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR, TRIBAL WELFARE, RAMPACHODAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, TRIBAL WELFARE, GANGAVARAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTSRICT. 5. SRI PUNAPALLI SINGARAIAH, S/O. CHITTODU, R/O. BAYANAPALLI VILLAGE, GANGAVARAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. A S LAKSHMI 2 Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: When this Writ Petition was listed on 30.07.2025, there was no representation on behalf of the Petitioner. This Court had directed the matter to be listed today under the caption ‘For Dismissal’. Today also, there is no representation on behalf of the Petitioner. 2. Since this matter is of the year 2014, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose would be served by keeping this matter pending. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed for Non-prosecution. No order as to costs. 4. However, there shall be a direction to the Registry to preserve the record for a period of eight (08) weeks from today in order to enable the parties to file an appropriate Application for Restoration, if the Writ Petitioner is of the opinion that the cause of action still survives. 5. If such Application is not filed within the fixed time, the Registry is at liberty to destroy the record four (04) weeks after the expiry of the said twelve (08) weeks period. 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 01.08.2025 DSV 3 146 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 818/2014 01.08.2025 DSV 4 HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI MAIN CASE No. WRIT PETITION NO: 818/2014 PROCEEDING SHEET Sl. No DATE ORDER Office Note 12. 01.08.2025 GRKP, J Writ Petition is dismissed for Non prosecution. (vide separate order) ___________ GRKP, J DSV