IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 28409 OF 2023 Between; Chippagiri Govindanna, S/o. late C. Thimaappa, Age 60 years, R/o. H.No.4/51-5, S.C. Colony, Chippagiri Village and Mandal, Kurnool Dist. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchayath Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati. 2. The district Election Authority cum The Collector, Kurnool District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni Mandal, Kurnool dist. 4. stage -I officer, appointed by conducting Nomination at chappagiri Village, Adoni Mandal, Kurnool dist. 5. stage -II officer. Returning Officer, Chippagiri. Village and Adoni Mandal, Kurnool dist. 6. The district panchayat officer, Kurnool District, A.P. 7. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer Cum Deputy Election Authority, M.P.D.office, Chippagiri (postand mandal), Kurnool dist. 8. Dasari Govindarajulu, S/o. late D. Gonvindappa, Hindu, aged about 46 years, Occ: Agriculturalist, At present declared sarpanch of chippagiri R/o. H.No.4/48, S.C.Colony, Chippagiri village, Adoni mandal, Kurnool Dist. ...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 orders or a direction more particular one N is the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent no.5 adopting the illegal, irregular, irrelevant, fraudulent process of the counting for the post of sarpanch, Chippagiri village Adoni mandal, Kurnool dist. A.P. held on 21.02.2021 as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to laws and the provisions of A.P. Panchayat Raj Act 1994 and rules made thereunder, and consefqunetly direct to count the each bundles of votes polled for the petitioner and respondent no.7 and set aside the impugned process of counting held for the post of sarpanch, Chippagiri village Adoni mandal, Kurnool dist of A.P. 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 stay of all the further proceedings dated 09/08/2023 of the HON.BLE JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE -CUM- ELECTION TRIBUNAL U/S 233 under rule 3,4 and 12(d) (lll)(IV) and rule 13 of Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. herein by following the due process of law. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI PARUCHURIINDUMATHI Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 5 : GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent Nos.6 & 7 : SRI G. VENKATA REDDY, SC FOR GRAM PANCHAYAT Counsel for the Respondent No.8 : SRI DODDAKA HARSHA VARDHAN The Court made the following: ORDER m % THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.28409 of 2023 ORDER: Ms. P.Indumathi, learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing for some time, sought permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition with a liberty to file fresh Writ Petition and the same is also endorsed on the bundle. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty to the petitioner to file fresh Writ Petition. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto. Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- P.U.V.BHASKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. One CC to Sri Paruchuri Indumathi, Advocate [OPUC] 2. Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 3. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 4. One CC to Sri G. Venkata Reddy, SC for Gram Panchayat (OPUC) 5. One CC to Sri Doddaka Harsha Vardhan, Advocate (OPUC) 6. Three C.D. Copies. Cnr w HIGH^COURT DATED:03/02/2025 OtF ORDER O' 18 FEB 2025 mi P», ^ . Current Section WP.No.28409 of 2023 DISMISSING THE W.P. AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS