APHC010002772020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] MONDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 245/2020 Between: 1. T VENKATA MUNI, S/O T GOVINDA SWAMI AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST R/O 1-43A, NARAYANAPURAM , SRIKALAHASTI CHITTOOR , AP ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY PANCHYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT , AMRAVATI AP 2. THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT , AMRAVATI AP 3. THE COMMISSIONER, AND PANDHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, TADAPALLI , GUNTUR DISTRICT 4. THE COMMISSIONER/DIRECTOR, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT OF AP GUNTUR AP 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT AT CHITTOOR 6. THE DISTRICT PANCHYAT OFFICER, CHITTOOR , CHITTOOR DISTRICT 7. THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, SRI KALAHASTI MUNICIPALITY SRI KALAHASTI CHITTOOR DISTRICT 8. THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, SRI KALAHASTI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT 9. THE SPECIAL OFFICER, NARAYANAPURAM GRAMPANCHAYAT SRI KALAHASTI CHITTOOR DISTRICT 10. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, NARAYANAPURAM GRAMPANCHAYAT SRI KALAHASTI CHITTOOR DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 toto issue a writ or writs more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondents in merging the Narayanapuram Gram panchayat into Srikalahasti Municipality without calling for the objections from the villagers of Narayanapuram Gram Panchayat and not conducting any Grama sabha in the village is contrary to the provisions of AP Panchayat Raj Act 1994 and the provisions of AP Gram Panchayat Act and Rules 2007 and contrary to the guidelines issued in GO (D) No.131 Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (Cl) Dept dated 16-3-2007 as illegal, arbitrary, highhanded, violation of Principals of natural justice and cannot be justified in the eye of law and consequently direct the respondents to delete the Narayanapuram Gram Panchayat from Sri Kalahasti Municipality Chittoor District in the interest of justice IA NO: 1 OF 2020 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 pleased to direct Respondents not to give any notification for merging of Narayanapuram Grampanchayat into Srikalahasti municipality Chittoor District without following the procedure contemplated under GO (D) No.131 Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (C1) Dept dt 16-3-2007 and for conducting of the elections for the same in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CH SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. V VINOD K REDDY 2. I KOTI REDDY 3. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV (AP) The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITON NO.245 OF 2020 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner(s) and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri.P.Kartheek, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that the cause in the present writ petition does not survive for further adjudication and the matter becomes infructuous. 3. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 18.08.2025 BSP 63 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO.245 of 2020 18.08.2025 BSP