IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 12010 OF 2025 Between: 1. P. Kandappa, S/o. Paapanna, Aged about 68 years R/o. Peddakurablapalli Village, Balfa Panchyathi, Ramakuppam Mandal, Chittoor District. 2. V Narayanappa, S/o. Venkatappa, Aged about 66 years R/o. BC Colony, Peddakurablapalli Village Balia Panchyathi, Ramakuppam Chittoor District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its principal secretary Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi Amaravati Guntur District 2. The Chief Executive Officer, The Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty 2'^'^ Floor NTR Administrative Block Pandit Nehru Bus Station Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh-520001. 3. The District Collector, Chittoor District. 4. The Project Director, District Rural Development Authority Cum Member Convener District Pension Committee, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 5. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Member Convener District Pension Committee Ramakuppam Chittoor District. 6. The Tahsildar, Ramakuppam Mandal Chittoor District. 7. The Panchayat Secretary cum Convenor, Village level committee Peddakurabalapalli Village, Balta Grama Panchyathi, Ramakuppam Mandal, Chittoor District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the cirdumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ Mandamus inaction of the respondent no. 4 in disbursing the old age pension to the petitioners, despite Respondent No. 4 and 7 have recommended the name of the petitioners that they are eligible to get old age pension through letters No. 8/2024, dated 15-07-2024, and Letter No. 9/2024, dated 15-07-2024, respectively as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 21 Constitution of India and against the object of social security pension scheme, and against the principles of natural justice consequently direct the respondent no. 5 to forthwith restore the old age pension to the petitioner and disburse the same to the petitioner from the date of their application. 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 respondent no. 5 to forthwith restore the old age pension to the petitioner and disburse the same to the petitioner from the date of their application. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI KODE RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1, 3 & 6: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 4; SRI M. HARI BABU, SC FOR DRDA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.5 & 7: SRI M. SUDHIR, SC FOR GRAM PANCHAYAT the Court made the following: ORDER APHC010219612025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 0j^ [3328] THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT the HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 12010/2025 Between: TP KANDAPPA, S/0 PAAPANNA, aged ABOUT 68 YEARS PANCHYATHI R/0 peddakurablapalli village, rAMAKUPPAM mandal, chittoor district BALIA 2,V NARAYANAPPA, S/0 VENKATAPPA, aged about 66 YEARS BALLA R/0 BC COLONY, PEDDAKURABLAPALLI VILLAGE PANCHYATHI, RAMAKUPPAM CHITTOOR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND TTHE state of ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL secretary panchayat raj and rural development secretariat buildings VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI GUNTUR district 2THE chief executive officer, the society for elimination of rural poverty administrative block VIJAYAWADA ANDHRA PRADESH520001 3 the district collector, chittoor district 4 THE project director, district rural development authority cum member convener district pension committee, chittoor, chittoor district 2ND floor NTR PANDIT NEHRU BUS STATION 2 5.THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MEMBER CONVENER DISTRICT PENSION COMMITTEE RAMAKUPPAM CHITTOOR DISTRICT 6.TFIE TAFISILDAR, RAMAKUPPAM MANDAL CFIITTOOR DISTRICT V 7.THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY CUM CONVENOR, VILLAGE LEVEL COMMITTEE PEDDAKURABALAPALLI VILLAGE, BALIA GRAMA PANCHYATHI, RAMAKUPPAM MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.KODE RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2.HARI BABU MAGULURI SC For SERP The Court made the following; ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri K.Ramesh Babu, Learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners and Sri M.Hari Babu, Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Respondent Nos.2 and 4. Sri M.Hari Babu, Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Respondent Nos.2 and 4 has submitted the Written Instruction furnished by the Project Director, DRDA, Chittoor along with the proceedings issued by the Project Director to the Chief Executive Officer dated 07.05.2025 and some other documents. The report of the Mandal Parishad Development Officer dated 07.05.2025 (which is referred in the Written Instruction) would indicate that on field enquiry it is revealed that the Writ Petitioners are entitled for old age pension and that the action would be initiated as soon as the proposals received. Copy of it is served on the Counsel for the Writ Petitioners as well. This Written Instruction is taken on record. 2. are 3 Having regard to the Written Instruction as well as the proceedings of the Mandal Parishad Development Officer dated 07.05.2025, this Court deems it appropriate to allow the present Writ Petition, at the admission stage, without going into the merit, by directing the Respondent Nos.2 and 4 to process the case of the Writ Petitioners herein as expeditiously as possible within a period of two (02) weeks from today, and to ensure that the Writ Petitioners are paid old age pension from June, 2025 onwards. Sri M.Hari Babu, Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Respondent Nos.2 and 4 is directed to convey the gist of this Order to the Respondent Nos.2 and 4 forthwith for effective compliance. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands allowed. No order as to costs. 3. 4. 5. 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. Sd/- K SRINIVASA RAJU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECtim<J^FICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi Amaravati Guntur District. ' 2. The Chief Executive Officer, The Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty 2"'^ Floor NTR Administrative Block Pandit Nehru Bus Station Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh-520001. 3. The District Collector, Chittoor District. 4. The Project Director, District Rural Development Authority Cum Member Convener District Pension Committee, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 5. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Member Convener District Pension Committee Ramakuppam Chittoor District. 6. The Tahsildar, Ramakuppam Mandal Chittoor District. 7. The Panchayat Secretary cum Convenor, Village level committee Peddakurabalapalli Village, Balia Grama Panchyathi, Ramakuppam Mandal, Chittoor District. 8. One CC to Sri Kode Ramesh Babu, Advocate [OPUC] 9. Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 10.One CC to Sri M. Hari Babu, SC for DRDA (OPUC) 11.One CC to Sri M. Sudhir, SC for Gram Panchayat (OPUC) 12.Three C.D. Copies. Cnr 4^ HIGH COURT DATED:08/05/2025 ORDER WP.No.12010 of 2025 ALLOWING THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS