APHC010566352025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WP(PIL) NO: 200 OF 2025 Between: Bharata Hetuvada Sangham, Rep by its Authorized President, Name Venkata Subbaiah, S/o Narayana, Aged 80 Years, Dr No 3-29, Samatha Nagar, 10 Line Ongole, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh - 523002, State Bank of India, Bank Account Number 38878744723, Kurnool Road Branch, Vijayawada narnevenkatasubbavva@gmail.com. Mobile 7842732369. th PAN NO.AGQPN6692M Mail id- ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, General Administration (Protocol.B) Department, AP Secretariat, Amaravati, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh- 522238. 2. The District Collector, Sri Sathya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed 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 I nature of a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent authorities in issuing the impugned G.O.Rt.No.862, dated 06.05.2025 declaring the 100 th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Sri Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on 23.11.2025 as State Function to be held at Puttaparthi, Sri Satya Sai District and further issuance of instructions issued in U.O.Note.No.2758961/Protocol. B/2025 dated 03.06.2025 requesting to take necessary action to incur expenditure, if any, from their regular funds based on their availability and requirement, for successful conduct of the state function resulting in the diversion of substantial public funds and departmental resources for conducting religious and devotional activities that are private in nature and hold no rational nexus to public welfare defeating the principles of secularism. transparency, and accountability in governance as illegal arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14, 25. 27, 282, and 300-A of the Constitution of India, as It is prioritizing the religious celebrations over essential public needs, the State has infringed upon the rights of citizens to equitable use of public resources for legitimate public purposes and consequently set aside the impugned G.O.Rt.No.862 dated 06.05.2025 and subsequent U.O.Note.No.2758961/Protocol.B/2025 dated 03.06.2025. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the operations of impugned G.O.Rt.No.862, dated 06.05.2025 and subsequent U.O.Note.No.2758961/Protocol.B/2025 dated 03.06.2025 duly directing the authorities to refrain from implementing incurring any expenditure pursuant to G.O.Rt.No.862 dated 06.05.2025 and U.O. Note No.2758961/Protocol.B/2025 dated 03.06.2025. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI JADA SRAVAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: SMT. S. PRANATHI, SPL. GP The Court made the following: ORDER or APHC010566352025 Bench Sr.No:-6 [3552} IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI W.P(PIL).No.200 of 2025 ...Petitioner Bharata Hetuvada Sangham Vs. ...Respondents The State of Andhra Pradesh and another ■k-k-k******* Advocate for petitioner Advocate for respondents Sri Jada Sravan Kumar Smt S. Pranathi, learned Special Government Pleader. CORAM :THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN DATE ; 29th October 2025 PC : Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw this Writ Petition (PIL). Accordingly, the Writ Petition (PIL) is dismissed as withdrawn. No order 2. as to costs. Miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- B. CHITTI JOSEPH DEPUTY REGISTRAR a //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To One CC to Sri Jada Sravan Kumar, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] Two CCs to GP for General Administration, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] Two CD Copies. 1. 2. 3. 4. > HIGH COURT DATED:29/10/2025 ORDER WP(PIL) No. 200 OF 2025 0 5 NOV 2025 ^SftjrrentSectioo^'^ yf> V> ' • \C7 ; O -Co • DISMISSING THE W.P.(PIL) AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS