IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF MARCH £ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE IS PRESENT <P HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WP(PIL) NO: 128 OF 2023 Between: Y. Rama Krishna, S/o. Narasimha Rao, aged about 49 years. President, Nandigama Chamber of Commerce and Industry, R/o Vasavi Market! Nandigama, Krishna District. Andhra Bank A/c.No.216710100047831 Aadhar No.200523564300, Mobile No.9848539558, 123@gmail.com. Mail ID.ramuyechuri ... PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Transport Roads and Buildings, AP Secretariat, Velagapudi,Amaravati,Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Head the District Statue committee, NTR District Vijayawada. 3. Nandigama Nagara Panchayat, Rep by its Commissioner, Nandigama NTR District. 4. Chairperson, Nandigama Nagara Panchayat, Nandigama, NTR District. 5. The Commissioner of AP Vaidya Vidhan Parishad, Gollapudi Vijayawada, NTR District. 6. Assistant Executive Engineer (Rand B), Roads and Buildings Nandigama, NTR District. 7. Sri Dr.Mondithoka Jaganmohan Rao, S/o Krishna, aged about 52 years, Hon'ble Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Nandigama town NTR District. 8. Mondithoka Arun Kumar, S/o Krishna, aged about 48 years, Hon'ble Member of Legislative Counsel (MLC), Nandigama town, NTR 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus to declaring the to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in seeking to install the statues of leaders Sri.Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, Sri Bhagath Singh, other leaders Sri. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, Sri. Rajeev Gandhi, Telugu Poet Sri. Gurram Jhashuva, Sri Devineni Venkataramana and Tangirala Prabhakar Rao, Sri.Jyothirao Pule, Sri.Babu Jagajivanram, Smt.Indira Gandhi, Sri.Potti Sriramulu, Sri.N.T.Rama Rao on the platform raised within the government hospital site/premises on its western side as the same is contrary to the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme court laid down in special leave appeal (civil) No.8519/2006 and consequential G.O.Ms.No.18 Dt.18-02-2013 read with G.O.Ms.No.55 Dt.08- 04-2003 of the 1st respondent and also the judgement dated 02-08-2023 of the Hon'ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh in WP(PIL) No. 27 of 2022 as the same is arbitrary, illegal and against the law and consequently direct the respondents not to install any statues in the Government Hospital site/premises of Nandigama town, NTR District. lA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 respondents not to install any statues in the Government Hospital site/premises of Nandigama town, NTR District pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI P. PRABHAKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 6 ; GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3 & 4 : SRI M.MANOHAR REDDY, SC FOR MUNICIPALITY Counsel for the Respondent No.5 : SRI G.L. NAGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.7 : SRI Y. TAGORE YADAV Counsel for the Respondent Nos.7 & 8 : NONE APPEARED The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010439162023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH Sr.No:-l5 [3483] AT AMARAVATI WP(PIL) NO; 128 of 2023 Y. Rama Krishna ...Petitioner Vs. The State of A.P. and others ...Respondents -k-k-kicifkifk-kie Advocate for Petitioner Sri P. Prabhakara Rao Advocate for Respondents Learned Government Pleader for Roads and Buildings, Sri Tagore Yadav Yaragorla. CORAM :THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI DATE : 26th March 2025 PC ; The issue that was highlighted in the present Public Interest Litigation is the action of the respondents in allotting Ac.0.033 cents of land in the premises of the Government Hospital at Nandigama for shifting and reinstallation of the statues, which were earlier installed at Gandhi Center, Nandigama. 2. The petitioner had alleged that the action of the official respondents was not permissible in terms of the directions issued by the Apex Court in S.L.P (C).No.8519 of 2006 as also the directions dated 02.08.2023 issued in W.P(PIL).No.27 of 2022 envisaging that re-allocation or installation of statues V 2 at premises such as Government General Hospital, which is a public utility space, could not be permissible in terms of the directions of the Apex Court. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent State has drawn our attention to an order dated 10.10.2023 issued by the Collector and District Magistrate, N.T.R. District, Vijayawada whereby, the earlier allotment of land measuring Ac.0.033 cents has been cancelled with a further direction not to erect any statue in the said land. 4. In that view of the matter, learned counsel for the petitioner does not wish to pursue the matter further, as the grievance of the petitioner stands redressed. The proceedings are, accordingly, closed. No order as to costs. 5. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, including I.A.No.2 of 2023 shall stand closed. Sd/- U.SRI DEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// N OFFICER see To, 1. One CC to Sri P. Prabhakar Rao, Advocate [OPUC] 2. Two CCs to GP for Roads & Buildings, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 3. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 4. One CC to Sri M.Manohar Reddy, SC for Municipality (OPUC) 5. One CC to Sri G.L. Nageswara Rao, Advocate (OPUC) 6. One CC to Sri Tagore Yadav Taragorla, Advocate (OPUC) 7. Three C.D. Copies. Cnr / HIGH COURT CNR DATED:26/03/2025 ORDER X 0 3 ft ^ Current Seetlnn WP(PIL).No.128 of 2023 CLOSING THE WP(PIL) WITHOUT COSTS