IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVAT (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 7285 OF 2025 Between: Shaik.Noore Rasool Bee, W/o. Kalesh, Age 59, House wife, D.No.3-149 Reserve Colony Ulavapadu Village and Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. AP. ...PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat raj Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Ulavapadu Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Nellore Division, Nellore Town, SPSR Nellore District. The Panchayat Secretary, Ulavapadu Panchayat, SPSR Nellore District. 1. 2. 3. 4. ...RESPONDENTS 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 pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of 4th respondent not allow me to getting details of my new login assessment No. 2970 for their current demand to shown in the digital anchayat portal as they were not provide the details online and it has illegal, irregular, irrational, without any authority of law and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 4'^ respondent to implicate the online digital panchyat portal to download the assessment details vide Number 2970. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 4'^ respondent to implicate the online digital panchyat portal to download the assessment details vide number 2970, pending disposal of main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI CH. NAGENDRA SARMA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 3 : SRI P. RAJESH KUMAR, ASST.GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 4 : SRI D.M. VIDYA SAGAR FOR SRI M.SUDHIR, SC FOR GRAM PANCHAYAT The Court made the following: ORDER V 1 APHC010140352025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] MONDAY THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 7285/2025 Between: 1.SHAIK.NOORE RASOOL BEE,, W/0 KALESH, AGE 59, HOUSE WIFE, D.NO.3-149, RESERVE COLONY ULAVAPADU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. AP ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, ULAVAPADU MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 3.THE DIVISIONAL PANCHAYAT OFFICER, NELLORE DIVISION, NELLORE TOWN, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 4.THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, ULAVAPADU PANCHAYAT, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.CH NAGENDRASARMA Counsel for the Respondent{S): 1 .GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2.Mattegunta.Sudhir,Standing Counsel For Z.P.Ps,M.P.Ps,Gram Panchayats 2 The Court made the following: f ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Ch. Nagendra Sarma, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj appearing for the Respondent Nos.1 & 3 and Sri D.M. Vidya Sagar, learned Counsel representing Sri M. Sudhir, learned Standing Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 4. 2. Sri D.M. Vidya Sagar, learned Counsel appearing for the Respondent Nos.2 & 4 has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Panchayat Secretary, Ulavapadu dated 19.03.2025. Copy of it is supplied to the Counsel for the Writ Petitioner as well and the same is taken on record. The relevant portion of the Written Instruction is usefully extracted hereunder: “Currently, the government has established a new website called Swarna Panchayat in the year 2024 and has announced that Gram Panchayat taxes and other matters related to Gram Panchayat should be registered on this website. We have registered Grama Panchayat house taxes and others in the respective web portal as per the instructions of the concerned government. The Swarna Panchayat website of this is also for Gram Panchayat Secretary for log in and enter complete information. Currently, the work on this site is not complete. Even its Swarna Panchayat website does not provide citizen related public login, so currently any citizen can visit gram panchayat to check their required information details and know their details only. Smt Shaik Noore Rasool Bee W/0 Kalesha's house tax is also registered. I am submitting the house tax details of Sheikh Noore Rasool Bee W/0 Kalesha through my login. I am reporting to you the fact that the matter requested by the petitioner is not within my scope, slating that if the government gives them the opportunity to download the information for paying tax on the Swarna Panchayat portal for the citizens to look at, they can also inform them and all the people of the Gram Panchayat.” c 3 The above extract would indicate that the Government of Andhra Pradesh has established a new website called Swarna Panchayat in the year 2024 and has announced that the Gram Panchayat taxes and the other matters should be registered on this website. It is also stated that the said Swarna Panchayat website allows Panchayat Secretary to log in and enter complete information: and that, currently, the work on the site is not complete. The above extract would also indicate that the Petitioner is required to approach the Secretary of the Gram Panchayat to vindicate his grievance. 3. Having regard to the above extract, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition, at the admission stage, without going into the merit, directing the Writ Petitioner to approach the Panchayat Secretary for redressal of his grievances by way of Written Representation. Let the Written Representation be submitted by the Writ Petitioner to the Panchayat Secretary (Respondent No.4) within one week from today. Representation/Grievance, the Panchayat Secretary (Respondent No.4) is directed to consider such Representation/Grievance and redress the same in accordance with law within a period of three weeks thereafter by issuing detailed proceeding and communicate a copy of such Order to the Writ Petitioner forthwith. 4. Upon receipt of such 5. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms oftl)-is order. Sd/- U.SRI DEVI ASSISTANTiREGlSTRAR //TRUE COPY// ICER S To, 1. The its Principal Secretary, Panchayat raj Department, State of Andhra Kraaesh, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Ulavapadu Mandal SPSR Nellore District. 3. The Divisional Panchayat Officer, Nellore Division, Nellore Town SPSR Nellore District. ^ Dislric?*^^^^^^^ Secretary, Ulavapadu Panchayat, SPSR Nellore 5. One CC to Sri Ch. Nagendra Sarma, Advocate [OPUC] ^ Andh?^Prad2h ^ Development, High Court of 7. One CC to Sri M.Sudhir, SC for Gram Panchayat(OPUC) 8. Three C.D. Copies. Cnr HIGH COURT DATED;24/03/2025 ORDER WP.No.7285 of 2025 g 08 APR 2025 ^ . Current Section . y % m disposing of the w.p. WITHOUT COSTS