APHC010199232023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 10350/2023 Between: 1. K TRINADHA RAO, S/O THAVUDU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, HINDU, ADVOCATE. RIO CHEEPURUPALLI VILLAGE AND MANDAL. VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURA DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR PANCHAYAT WING, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT AT VIZIANAGARAM. 3. DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT AT VIZIANAGARAM. 4. CHEEPURUPALLI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY-CUM-PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, CHEEPURUPALLI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 5. SUBUDDHI JAGADESWARA RAO, S/O. NOT KNOWN, R/O. CHEEPURUPALLI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT 2 ...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 topleased to direct the respondents, particularly 4th respondent to restore petitioner drinking water tap connection to his said residential house situated in S.No. 112-6 of Chepurupalli Revenue Village of Chepurupalli Mandal in Vizianagaram District, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and to pass 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 pleased to direct the respondents, particularly 4th respondent to restore petitioner drinking water tap connection to his said residential house situated in S.No. 112-6 of Chepurupalli Revenue Village of Chepurupalli Mandal in Vizianagaram District, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. T V SRI DEVI 3. N SRIHARI (Standing Counsel for ZPP MPP and GRAM PANCHAYAT) The Court made the following ORDER: 3 Declaring the action of the 4th respondent in disconnecting drinking water tap connection to the petitioner’s residential house situated in S.No.112-6 of Cheepurupalli Revenue Village, Cheepurupalli Mandal, Vizianagaram District, without considering his reply submitted to the notice in Roc.No.l46/2022, dated 07.12.2022, as illegal and arbitrarily, the present writ petition has been filed. 2. Heard Sri Praveen Kumar, learned counsel representing Ms. Nimmagadda Revathi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri P. Upendra, learned counsel for respondent No.5, Sri Y. Koteswara Rao, learned Standing Counsel for ZPP, MPP & Gram Panchayat and Ms. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, while reiterating the contents of the affidavit, submitted that this Court granted status-quo regarding the water tap and in the counter affidavit filed by the respondent authorities, it was stated that water supply to the petitioner’s house has now been restored. In view of the said fact, nothing further survives for adjudication in the writ petition and the same can be closed. 4 4. On the other hand, Sri P. Upendra, learned counsel for respondent No.5, submitted that based on the forged and fabricated documents, the petitioner had obtained water connection to his house. Therefore, the authorities have required to disconnect the water supply to the petitioner’s house. As such, prayed to pass appropriate orders. 5. Sri Y. Koteswara Rao, learned Standing Counsel for ZPP, MPP & Gram Panchayat, submitted that by virtue of interim orders passed by this Court, water supply to the petitioner’s house was restored. However, if any necessity arises, they would take steps in accordance with law against the water connection provided to the petitioner’s house. 6. Perused the record and considered the submissions made by all the parties. 7. The main grievance of the petitioner is that the authorities, without following due process of law, have disconnected the water supply to the petitioner’s house. However, by virtue of interim orders, water supply connection has been restored. It is contended that basing on certain fake and fabricated documents, the petitioner has obtained water supply connection and such connection is required to be removed. The contention of the 5 learned Standing counsel is that in compliance of interim order passed by this Court, water supply connection has been restored and if any necessity arises, they would take steps in accordance with law. 8. Taking the submissions into consideration and as the authorities have an intention to take steps in accordance with law, there is no purpose in keeping the writ petition pending and this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition by passing the following order: “The authority concerned is directed to take steps in accordance with law, if necessity arises against the water supply connection to the petitioner’s house.” 9. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel there to, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 03.11.2025 ANS 6 195 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 10350/2023 Date: 03.11.2025 ANS