APHC010610102025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY,THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 31468/2025 Between: 1. PUNNAPUREDDY RAMA RAO, S/O APPALA NAIDU, AGED 42 YEARS, OCC TEACHER, R/O D.NO.2-73 PUNNAPUREDDYPETA, GUDEM VILLAGE, GURLA MANDAL VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT AT VIZIANAGARAM. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, GURLA MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 4. THE PUNNAPUREDDYPETA GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP.BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, PUNNAPUREDDYPETA, GURLA MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, GURLA POLICE STATION, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT ...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 an appropriate writ, or order or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the 5th respondent in threatening/interfering and trying to evict the petitioner and his family members from the administration of Sri Sri Sri Kanakadurgamma Thalli Alayam, Vinayakuni and Sivuni Upa Alayalu, situated in Punnapureddypeta Village, Gurla Mandal, Vizianagaram District in sy no.291/2 to an extent of Ac.0.09 cents out of Ac.0.49 cents exclusively belongs to the petitioner, without any manner of power, right, authority, jurisdiction and without following due process of law is illegal, arbitrary in violation of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 26 of the Constitution of India consequently direct the 5th respondent not to interfere with the affairs of Sri Sri Sri Kanakadurgamma Thalli Alayam, Vinayakuni and 2 Sivuni Upa Alayalu, situated in Punnapureddypeta Village, Gurla Mandal, Vizianagaram District and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 pleased to direct the 5th respondent not to interfere with the affairs of Sri Sri Sri Kanakadurgamma Thalli Alayam, Vinayakuni and Sivuni Upa Alayalu, situated in Punnapureddypeta Village, Gurla Mandal, Vizianagaram District pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DASARI S V V S V PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3 The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “.... to issue an appropriate writ, or order or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the 5th respondent in threatening/interfering and trying to evict the petitioner and his family members from the administration of Sri Sri Sri Kanakadurgamma Thalli Alayam, Vinayakuni and Sivuni Upa Alayalu,situated in Punnapureddypeta Village, Gurla Mandal, Vizianagaram District in sy no.291/2 to an extent of Ac.0.09 cents out of Ac.0.49 cents exclusively belongs to the petitioner, without any manner of power, right, authority, jurisdiction and without following due process of law is illegal, arbitrary in violation of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 26 of the Constitution of India consequently direct the 5th respondent not to interfere with the affairs of Sri Sri Sri Kanakadurgamma Thalli Alayam, Vinayakuni and Sivuni Upa Alayalu, situated in Punnapureddypeta Village, Gurla Mandal, Vizianagaram District and to pass ...” Heard Sri Dasari S.V.V.S.V.Prasad, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent State. Perused the material on record. The grievance of the Petitioner is that respondent No.5/Police is trying to evict the petitioner and his family members from the administration of the subject temple which is situated in the own land of the petitioner. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on instructions would submit that basing on the PGRS application submitted by the villagers, police are calling the petitioner to the Police Station and respondent Police never interfered in the affairs of the temple. 4 In that view, this Writ Petition is disposed of. Respondent Police are directed to follow due process of law with regard to the subject matter. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 5 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 31468 of 2025 14.11.2025 Mjl /*