APHC010219922025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 10996/2025 Between: 1. BUDDARAJU RAJESH, S/O. JAGGARAJU, AGED ABOUT. 39 YEARS,OCC. CULTIVATION. R/O. 1-67/1,NEREDUMILLI VILLAGE, ELAMANCHILI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAJ RAJ DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT BHIMAVARAM. WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, UNIT (P.R P.I.U)SUB- DIVISION, PALAKOL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. THE NEREDUMILLI GRAM PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, NEREDUMILLI VILLAGE, ELAMANCHILI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 2 1. MEDAPATI SANTOSH REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri G. Mallikarjuna Reddy, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri M. Santosh Reddy, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner; Ms. M. Sarada, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Y. Koteswara Rao, learned Standing Counsel for ZPPs, MPPs and Gram Panchayat and Sri Panuku Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development. 2. Ms. M. Sarada, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Y. Koteswara Rao, learned Standing Counsel for ZPPs, MPPs and Gram Panchayat has submitted the Written Instruction furnished by the Panchayat Secretary, Neredumilli Gram Panchayat, Elamanchili Mandal, West Godavari District, dated 28.04.2025. Copy of it is also supplied to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. The same is taken on record. 3. The Written Instruction would indicate that the notices were issued to the alleged encroachers. The Written Instruction would also state that the appropriate Proceedings have been initiated under Section 98 of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and due process of law will be followed. 4. Having recorded the contents of the Written Instruction, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition, at the admission stage, without going into merits, directing the Official Respondents to follow the due process of law for clearing the alleged encroachments and the same may be done within eight weeks from today. 5. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. 3 6.Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 29.04.2025 JKS 4 29 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 10996 OF 2025 29.04.2025 JKS