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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVi TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT APPEAL NO: 718 OF 2024 Writ Appeal under clause 15 of the Letters preferred against the Order dated 24.07.2024 in W.P. No. 14987 of 2024 on the file of the High Court. Between:
1. Chilkapati Rajeev, S/o.PadmanabhaRao, Aged 44 years, R/o. Veeravalli Village Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District-521 110. 2. Daravath Mangata Naik, S/o. Peekla Naik, aged 53 years, R/o. Veerapanenigudem, Gannavaram Mandal, Krishna District - 521 286. 3. V.Bangaramma, W/o. Prasad Babu, Aged 34 years R/o.DandaguntIa Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District-521 106. 4. Shaik Intiyaz, S/o.S.K.Ahmed,Aged 45 years R/o. Ganguru Village, Penamaluru Mandal, Krishna District-521 132. 5. Koleti Sita, W/o. Kantha Rao, Aged 58 years R/o. Ramangaram Village, Visannapeta Mandal, Krishna District - 521 227. 6. Kalamkuri Ammulu, W/o. Israel, aged 35 years, Kothapally Village, Bapulapadu Mandal Krishna District -521 111. 7. Enkepally Nagendramma, W/o. Krishna Raghavuiu, Aged 38 years, R/o.K.Sitaramapuram Village, Bapulapadu Mandal,Krishna District -
521111. 8. Pamarthi Nagalakshmi, W/o. Gopi Raju,Aged 32 years R/o. Madicherla Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District - 521 105. 9. Maddala Sunitha, W/o. Srirama Murthy, Aged 36 years, R/o. Tippanagunta Village, Bapulapadu Mandal,Krishna District- 521 106. lO.Maddela Prem Kumar, S/o. Suryanarayana, Aged 38 years, R/o. Gudivada Krishna District - 521 301. ...APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS AND
^ , s /. ■ 1 >iThe state of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, General / Adifiinistration (Political.A) Department A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, .Ouhtur District, the State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries Department, A. P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. The Director, Animal Husbandry Directorate Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada. 4. The Andhra Pradesh Livestock Development Agency, (An undertaking Of Government of AP) Veternary Hospital Campus Kothapeta, Guntur- 522001
5. The District Collector, Krishna (Erstwhile), Krishna District The District Live Stock Development Association, Gannavaram, Krishna District, Rep.by its Executive Officer. 2. 3. 6. ...RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS lA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 proceedings of the 1®* respondent dated 07-06-2024 in UO Note No.2460863/ Poll.A/A2/2024-1 and the consequential Proceedings of the 3'"'^ respondent dated 13-06-2024 in Memo.
ROC No, 0345/Establishment - C, Proceeding of the 4*^ respondent dated 14-6-2024 in Memo. Roc. No: 2088/T5-EC/2024, Notice of the 5‘^ respondent dated 25-06-2024/1-7-2024 and the Letters No.30/2024 dated 02-07-2024 of the O**" respondent addressed to petitioners 1 & 8, pending disposal of the Writ Appeal by this Honourable court. Counsel for the Appellants : SRI G. SAI NARAYAN RAO FOR SRI HARI SREEDHAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 6 : Mrs. S. PRANATHI, SPL GOVERNMENT PLEADER The Court made the following: JUDGMENT
APHC010371882024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI Bench Sr.No:-23 [3483] 1 WRIT APPEAL NO: 718 of 2024 Chilkapati Rajeev and others ...Appellants Vs. The State of A.P. and others ...Respondents ********** Advocate for Appellants Mr. G. Sal Narayan Rao appearing vice Mr. Hari Sreedhar Advocates for Respondents Mrs. S. Pranathi, Spl. Government Pleader
CORAM :THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI DATE : 24th June 2025 PC : The appellants were all nominated, as per the byelaws of the District Livestock Development Association, which is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 2001, by the District Collector, Krishna District. Subsequently, an election was held to the executive body of the said society. However, the result was not declared pursuant to certain interim directions passed in W.P.No.4 of 2024, which subsequently was dismissed as withdrawn.
2. While the appellants were so nominated to the executive body by the District Collector, on account of the change of Government, it appears that, their nomination was sought to be cancelled by the District Collector, which came to be challenged by the appellants before the learned single Judge, who dismissed the Writ Petition by virtue of the judgment and order impugned based on the principle of Doctrine of Pleasure following the Apex Court judgments in the cases of Om Narain Agarwal Vs. Nagar Palika Shahjahanpur and others^ as also Krishna S/o. Bulaji Borate Vs. State of Maharastra and others^.
3. Subsequently, it appears that the learned single Judge, following the view expressed in W.P.No.14987 of 2024 filed by the appellants herein, also dismissed W.P.Nos.12327, 14389, 13559 & 13409 of 2024, which up for consideration by this Court in W.A.Nos.684, 689, 690 & 691 of 2024. came
4.
Learned counsel for the parties agree that the judgment and
order rendered in W.A.No.684 of 2024 & batch is squarely applicable to the
facts of the present case as well inasmuch as the judgments and orders which were set aside in W.A.No.684 of 2024 & batch was rendered on the basis of the judgment, which is impugned in the present Writ Appeal.
5. For the reasons mentioned in W.A.No.684 of 2024, the present Writ Appeal is allowed, and to that extent, the judgment and order impugned (1993) 2 see 242 ^ (2001) 2 see 441
shall stand set aside. The orders impugned passed by the District Collector i W.P.No.14987 of 2024 are, accordingly, set aside. No costs. in Consequently, connected miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.
Sd/- E.KAMESWARA RAO JOINTnREGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,
1. The Principal Secretary, General Administration (Political.A) Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, A.P. Secretariat, Velaqapudi Guntur District.
2. The Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, A. P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District.
3. The Director, Animal Husbandry Directorate Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada.
4. The Andhra Pradesh Livestock Development Agency, (An undertaking Of Government of AP) Veternary Hospital Campus Kothapeta Guntur- 522001
5. The District Collector, Krishna (Erstwhile), Krishna District.
6. The Executive Officer, District Live Stock Development Association Gannavaram, Krishna District.
7. One CC to Sri Hari Sreedhar, Advocate [OPUC]
8. Two CCs to Mrs. S. Pranathi, Spl. Government Pleader, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT]
9. Three C.D. Copies. Cnr
HIGH COURT DATED:24/06/2025
JUDGMENT 'r ' 3 0 JUN 2025 jg o WA.No.718 of 2024 3= ALLOWING THE WRIT APPEAL WITHOUT COSTS