APHC010082672023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 4106/2023 Between: 1. C MADHUSUDHAN, S/O.JAYARAMUDU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC. SARPANCH, PEDDASETTIPALLI GRAM PANCHAYAT, PRODDATUR MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECERETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, A.P SECRETARIAT BUILIDING, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, AT KADAPA. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, AT KADAPA. 5. THE PEDDASETTIPALLI GRAM PANCHAYAT, PRODDATUR MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS PANCHAYAT 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 Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the Memo No.1840026/CPR and RD/D4/2022, dated 15.09.2022, issued by the 2nd respondent, initiating the proposal for bifurcation of the 5th Respondent Gram Panchayat, is illegal, arbitrary, ultravires, unconstitutional and contrary to G.O.Ms.No.601, dated 05.03.2020 and consequently direct the respondent Nos.2 to 4 to forebear from initiating any process for bifurcation of the 5th Respondent Gram Panchayat as it is not either financially viable or feasible for the reason of lesser area of occupation and population, income of the 5th respondent Gram Panchayat. IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 2 to 4, not to proceed with the proposal of bifurcation of the 5th respondent Gram Panchayat, by suspending the Memo No.1840026/CPR and RD/D4/2022, dated 15.09.2022, issued by the 2nd respondent, pending disposal of the above writ petition. IA NO: 2 OF 2023 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 vacate interim orders dated 22.02.2023 in W.P.No.4106/2023. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N PRAMOD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 3. Mattegunta Sudhir, Standing Counsel For Z.P.Ps, M.P.Ps, Gram Panchayats The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri N.Pramod, learned counsel for the petitioner, has submitted that the cause in this Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication. As such, there remains nothing for adjudication in the present writ petition and it has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________ RAVI CHEEMALAPATI, J Date: 04.12.2025 KSN/RMR 165 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 4106 of 2023 Dated: 04.12.2025 KSN/RMR