APHC010576142024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] WEDNESDAY ,THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 29938/2024 Between: 1. MORAM ANASUYA, W/O SAMBASIVARAO AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, OCCU. HOUSEWIFE, R/O H NO. 1-88, VANUKURU VILLAGE PENAMALURU MANDAL KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT AT SECRETARIAT, VELGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT AT MACHILIPATNAM 3. THE ZILLA PRAJA PARISHAD, KRISHNA DISTRICT AT MACHILIPATNAM REP BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, PANCHAYATRAJ AT VIJAYAWADA. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT O/O ZILLA PRAJA PARISHAD AT MACHILIPATNAM. 6. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ DIVISION AT PENTAPADU KRISHNA DISTRICT. 7. THE ASST EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ, 2 PENAMALURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT. . 8. THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, PENAMALURUMANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 9. THE THASILDHAR, PENAMALURU MANDAL AT PENAMALURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 10. THE VANUKURU GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, VNUKURU, PENAMALURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CH B R P SEKHAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri N. Ram Babu, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri CH. B.R.P. Sekhar, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner; Sri V. Sai Kiran, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Y. Koteswara Rao, learned Standing Counsel for ZPPs, MPPs and Gram Panchayat and Sri Panuku Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development. 2. Sri V. Sai Kiran, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Y. Koteswara Rao, learned Standing Counsel for ZPPs, MPPs and Gram Panchayat, has submitted the Written Instruction furnished by the Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Vanukuru, dated 09.04.2025. Copy of it is also supplied to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. The same is taken on record. 3. The Written Instruction would indicate that the Gram Panchayat has identified that some portion of the public property has been encroached by the Writ Petitioner and that the Writ Petitioner was orally informed about the encroachment. In Para No.5 of the Written Instruction, it is stated that the said 3 encroachment made by the Writ Petitioner is liable to be evicted by following the due process of law. 4. Having regard to the above facts of the case and the Written Instruction, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition, at the admission stage, without going into merits, directing the Official Respondents to follow the due process of law, if any coercive steps are sought to be initiated against the Writ Petitioner in the future. 5.With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. 6.Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 09.04.2025 JKS 4 66 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 29938 OF 2024 10.04.2025 JKS