APHC010102142021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] WEDNESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 5891/2021 Between: 1. R.V.SUDHAKAR,, S/O. R.RAMAKRISHNAMA NAIDU, AGED 54 YEARS, R/O. 1-20, EGUVA PALAKURU, NEAR SRI RAMULU TEMPLE, PALAKURU, PUTHALAPATTU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 2. P.NEELAVENI,, W/O. P.VENUGOPALA MANDADI, AGED 39 YEARS, R/O. 1-77, EGUVA PALAKURU, NEAR SRI RAMULU TEMPLE, PALAKURU, PUTHALAPATTU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 3. P.RAVI KUMAR,, S/O. P.BUTCHI NAIDU, AGED 55 YEARS, R/O. 3-7, EGUVA PALAKURU, NEAR SRI RAMULU TEMPLE, PALAKURU, PUTHALAPATTU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 4. K.SAMBA SIVA,, S/O. K.MUNIRATNAMA MANDADI, AGED 38 YEARS, R/O. 3-17, EGUVA PALAKURU, NEAR SRI RAMULU TEMPLE, PALAKURU, PUTHALAPATTU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE SATATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY IT PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (PANCHATAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVOLDPMENT DEPARTMENT), SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFIECER, ZILLA PARISHAD, CHITTOOR,CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 5. THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVOLOPMENT OFFICER, PUTHALAPATTU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 6. THE TAHSILDAR, PUTHALAPATTU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 7. PALAKURU GRAM PANCHAYAT, EGUVA PALAKUR, PUTHALAPATTU MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. REP. BY ITS PANCHAT SECRETARY. ...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, to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in allowing the construction of Palakuru Gram Panchayat Sachivalayam building in an extent of 21 cents in Sy.No.576/2D of Palakuru revenue village in Puthalapattu mandal, Chittoor district (at Diguva Palakuru village) by ignoring the exisiting 2 Sachivalayam buildings and also in the absence of sanction and permission ti for the same in the light of the representations dated 02-03-2021 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, malafide, unreasonable and against guidelines, high handed, misuse, callous and against public convenience, public exchequer and consequently direct the Respondents to stop construction of Sachivalayam building in an extent of 21 cents in Sy.No.576/2D of Palakuru revenue village in Puthalap' attu mandal, Chittoor district (at Diguva Palakuru village) by considering the representations of the petitioners dated 02-03-2021 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 direct the Respondents to stop forthwith the further construction of Sachivalayam building in an extent of 21 cents in Sy.No.576/2D of Palakuru revenue village in Puthalapattu mandal, Chittoor district (at Diguva Palakuru village) pending disposal of the writ petition and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 implead the proposed respondent No. 8 to lOas respondents No. 8 to 10 in WP.No.5891/2021 pending disposal of the writ and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. L J VEERA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 3. V VINOD K REDDY (SC FOR ZP MPDO GP) The Court made the following: ORDER: To declare the action of the respondents in allowing the construction of Palakuru Gram Panchayat Sachivalayam building in an extent of Ac.0.21 cents in Sy.No.576/2D of Palakuru Revenue Village, Puthalapattu Mandal, Chittoor District (at Diguva Palakuru Village) by ignoring the existing 2 Sachivalayam buildings and also in the absence of sanction and permission for the same in the light of the representations dated 02.03.2021, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri L.J.Veera Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Mattegunta Sudhir, learned Standing Counsel for Gram Panchayat and Smt Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the respondents are not proposing to construct the building in the subject land as alleged in the writ petition and prayed to close the writ petition with liberty to approach appropriate authority if necessity arises. 4. Recoding the said submission, the writ petition is closed giving liberty to the petitioner to approach appropriate authority if necessity arises. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 17th December, 2025 RKS