IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 8104 OF 2025 Between; K Naresh Reddy, S/o. K Elumalai Reddy, Aged about 38 years, Occ; Vice President and Mandal of Praja Parishad Territorial Constancy, R/o. D.No. 5-120, Yogimallavaram village, Tiruchanur post, Tirupathi Rural Mandal, Tirupathi District. ...Petitioner AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Department of Panchayat Raj, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 3. The commissioner, Panchayat Raj and rural development Election authorrty NH-16 service road, Tadepalli, Guntur district. 4. The State Election Commission, Rep. By its Election Commissioner floor. New HODs Building, M.G. Road, Vijayawada, NTR District. Election Commission, Rep. By its secretary, floor. New HODs Building, M.G. Road, Vijayawada, NTR District. 6. The District Collector, District Election Authority, Tirupathi, Tirupathi L/isirioi. 7. . The District Superintendent of Police, Tirupathi, Tirupathi District. Praia Parishad, rep by its Chief Executive Officer Chittoor District. 9. The Tahsildar, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Tirupati district. The Mandal Praja Parishad, Rep by its MPDO Tirupathi Rural mandal, Tirupathi District. The Station House Officer, Tirupati rural Tirupathi District. . 1 10. 11. 12. The Station House Officer, S.V University, Tirupathi District. ...Respondents .. ■. Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court be pleased to issue a Writ, Order may or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring not providing police protection to the petitioner and not installing Closed circuit closed circuit television (cc tv) cameras for capturing and save the process till completion of election for the president of Mandal Praja Parishad, Tirupati as illegal, arbitrary Articles 14,19 and 21 of Constitution of the Bharat and consequently direct the respondents, specifically 5th and 11th 12th respondents to provide police protection the petitioner and to install the closed circuit television (cc tv) capturing and save the process till completion of the election for president of mandal Praja Parishad, Tirupati conduct by the 4' to cameras for the respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI GUNDALA SIVA PRASADA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following order: APHC010158822025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) S;*0 [3457] WEDNESDAY ,THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 8104/2025 Between: K Naresh Reddy ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. GUNDALA SIVA PRASADA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2.GP FOR HOME 3.GP FOR REVENUE 4.GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION \ V The Court made the following Order: The petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondents for providing of police protection to the petitioner for ensuring the election to the post of President, Mandal Praja Parishad, Tirupati. The petitioner is also seeking a 2 direction to the 5*^ respondent to install Closed-circuit cameras for capturing the election process. 2. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent Nos.4 and 5 submits that the circular issued by the 4“" respondent dated 20.03.2025 is in force, and the necessary arrangements would be made by the 4 respondent. th 3. In so far as the prayer of the petitioner for police protection is concerned, the petitioner shall submit a representation today to the respondent Nos. 11 and 12 along with the copy of Identity Card and also the details of the vehicle in which he intends to travel for the election. On such representation, the respondent Nos.11 and 12 are hereby directed to extend the police protection to the petitioner till the completion of the election process for the post of President, Mandal Praja Parishad, Tirupati. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be 4. no order as to costs. 5. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand dismissed. //TRUE COPY// Sd/- A. VENUGOPALA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRA: r R To, SECT0N OFFICER 1. The Principal Secretary, Department of Home, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Panchayat Raj, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Velagapudi, Guntur District. 3. The commissioner, Panchayat Raj and rural development Election authority NH-16 service road, Tadepalli, Guntur district. 4. The Election Commissioner,State Election Commission, 1®‘ Floor, New HODs Building, M.G. Road, Vijayawada, NTR District. 5. The Secretary, State Election Commission, 1®* floor. New HODs Building, M.G. Road, Vijayawada, NTR District. Election Authority, Tirupathi, Tirupathi 6. The District Collector, District District. 7. The District Superintendent of Police, Tirupathi, Tirupathi District. 8. The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Praja Parishad, Chittoor District. 3, The Tahsildar, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Tirupati District. The M.P.D.O., Mandal Praja Parishad, Tirupathi Rural Mandal, Tirupathi District. The Station 10. House Officer, Tirupati rural Tirupathi District. Station House Officer, S.V University, Tirupathi District. CC to Sri Gundala Siva Prasada Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] GP for Home, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 11. The 12. One Two CCs to Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. 13. 14. 15. [OUT] CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] Two 16. Two CCs to GP for General Administration, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 17. 18.Two CD Copies RAM ; HIGH COURT / / \ DATED:26/03/2025 \ ^oTANos^ = 26 MAR 2025 } iD c Current Section ORDER WP.No.8104 of 2025 \, DISPOSING OF THE WP WITHOUT COSTS