IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 12614 OF 2025 Between: Attur Ravi, S/o Srinivasulu Reddy, aged about 40 years, R/o D.No.9- 661, Lingeswar Nagar Panchayath, Tirupati Rural, Tirupati District ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 2. The District Panchayat Officer, Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh 3. Padmavathipuram Gram Panchayat, rep by its Panchayat Secretary, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh 4. K. Nagalakshmi, w/o K.R Gururajan, age not known, R/o 7-114/2 Padmavathipuram, Tirupari Rural Mandal, Tirupati 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 may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction preferably a Writ in the nature of Mandamus for declaring the action of the Respondents more particularly the 3rd Respondent in issuing impugned Notice dated NIL served 2.5.2025 stating House Tax receipts for House Tax paid by the Petitioner from 2021 till 2025 will be cancelled is illegal, arbitrary, contrary to AP Panchayath Raj Act, 1994, without jurisdiction and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and on consequently set aside the same and further declare the action of the Respondents particularly the 2nd Respondent and 3rd Respondent in interfering in civil disputes between private parties is illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India. more lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the impugned Notice dated NIL issued by the 3rd Respondent served on 2.5.2025 stating House Tax receipts for House Tax paid by the Petitioner from 2021 till 2025 will be cancelled. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI. N BHARATH SIMHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV Counsel for the Respondent No. 3: SRI S HRUTHIK LD COUNSEL Appearing on behalf of sri m sudhir sc for zpp, mpp and gp The Court made the following order: ^ ' 1 it. APHC010248852025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] WEDNESDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 12614 OF 2025 Between: 1.ATTUR RAVI, S/0 SRINIVASULU REDDY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/0 D.NO.9-661, LINGESWAR NAGAR PANCHAYATH, TIRUPATI RURAL. TIRUPATI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH 2.THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 3.PADMAVATHIPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, TIRUPATI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 4.K NAGALAKSHMI, W/0 K.R GURURAJAN, AGE NOT KNOWN, R/0 7- 114/2 PADMAVATHIPURAM, TIRUPARI RURAL MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N BHARATH SIMHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 4 1.GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri N. Bharath Simha Reddy, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Ms. Naga Chandrika, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader for Panchyayat Raj & Rural Development and Sri S. Hruthik, Ld. Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri M. Sudhir, Ld. Standing Counsel for the ZPPs, MPPs and Grama Panchayats. 2. This Court has perused the Impugned Notice dated -Nil- (Ex.P.1) issued by the Panchayat Secretary, Padmavathipuram Grama Panchayat, Tirupati Rural addressed to the Writ Petitioner herein. Notice would indicate that one Smt. K. Nagalakshmi had addressed The said Impugned a Letter to the Official Respondents stating that they have never alienated the property in favour of the Writ Petitioner either by way of Agreement registered such property. It is also stated that the Writ Petitioner ha s created fake documents and submitted those documents to the Panchayat for nor have they the purpose of payment of House Taxes. 3. In the present case, it appears to this Court that there is a civil dispute as regards the title to the property between the Writ Petitioner and Smt. Naga Lakshmi (Respondent No.4 herein). In this view of the matter, the public law remedy, which is sought by the Writ Petitioner Respondents not to cancel the House Tax Receipts inasmuch as the fact finding will firstly have to be done by the appropriate Forum. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to entertain the present Writ Petition as the dispute between the Writ Petitioner and the Respondent is purely private in nature. Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands dismissed. one to direct the cannot be granted No.4 4. No order as to costs. t 3 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. Sd/- M RAMESH BABU DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. One CC to Sri N Bharath Simha Reddy Advocate [OPUC] 2. One CC to Sri M Sudhir SC for ZPP, MPP and GP [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to GP For Panchayat Raj Rural Dev, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies GSC (gsg) 5 . I / HIGH COURT DATED;07/05/2025 ORDER WP.No.12614 of 2025 5 2^S£f 2025 I ^ Current Section DISMISSING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS