IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH::AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 4830 OF 2025 Between: 1. Kollu Satyanarayana, S/o.Bhushanam, Aged about 74 years, Occ Fishing, R/o.D.No.1;-22,.HRarnalayarn Vidhi, Gogannamattam Village, Mamidikuduru Mandal, East Godavari District. 2. PattaAdiyya, S/o. Lakshmiharasimha, Aged about 81 years, Occ Fishing, R/o.D.No. 1-168, PalliPalem, Gogannamattam Village, Mamidikuduru Mandal^ East Godavari District. 3. Jagatani Venkata Ratnam;,;S/o.Achhiyya, Aged about 69 years, Occ Fishing, R/o.D.No.1-78, PalliPalem, Gogannamattam Village, Mamidikuduru Mandal, East Godavari District. 4. Aradani Satyanarayana;; S/o.Sathhiraju, Aged about 74 years, Occ Fishing, R/o.D.NQ;?l-93;PalliPalem, Gogannamattam Village, Mamidikuduru Mandal,East’Godavari District. 5. Aradani Soma Raju; iS/oTatayya, Aged about 79 years, Occ Fishing, R/o.D.No.1-14. PalliPalem, Gogannamattam Village, Mamidikuduru Mandal'East Godavari District. -- r 6. Oleti Ganga Raju, S/o O.Masariyya, Aged about 79 years, Occ Fishing, R/o.D.No.1-131, PalliPalem, Gogannamattam Village, Mamidikuduru Mandbj, EMst Godavari District. 7. Karri Naga Raju, S/o.Ganga Raju, Aged about 27 years, Occ Fishing, R/o.D.No. 1-127,' PalliPalem, Gogannamattam Village, Mamidikuduru Mandal, East Godavari District. r *{■ 8. Karri Lakshmi, W/o.Satyanarayana, Aged about 59 years, Occ Fishing R/o.D.No. 1-107, VinayakuduGudiVadda, Gogannamattam Village, Mamidikuduru Mandal, East Godavari District. 9. AradaniBramhanandham, S/o.Bairava Swamy, Aged about 49 years. Occ Fishing, R/d.D.Nb. 1-14, PalliPalem, Gogannamattam Village, Mamidikuduru Mandal, East Godavari District. 10. JagataniBhairavaswahiy,/ S/b: JagataniNarasimhamurthy, Aged about 59 years, Occ; Fishing, R/o.D.No. 1-127, Pallipalem, Gogannamattam, Mamidikuduru Mandal, East Godavari District. 11. JagataniNarasimhaswamy, S/o. Byrava Swami, Aged about 37 years, Occ Fishing, ^ R/o.D.No. 1-127, Pallipalem Gogannamattam, Mamidikuduru Mandal, East Godavari District. 12. Jagathani Rama Swamy, S/O: JagathaniSandaiah, Aged about 44 years, Occ Fishirtg, r R/o, D.No. 1-89/2, Gogannamattam, Mamidikuduru Mandal, East Godavari District. 13.Jagatani Suri Babu, S/p. Venkata Ratnam, Aged about 33 years, Occ Fishing, R/o.D.No. 1-;78, GogannaMattam, NearPallipalem, Mamidikuduru Mandal, East: Godavari District. ' -T’ ' 14. Kollu Naga Venkata Satyanarayana Raju, S/o. Soma Raju, Aged about 28 years, Occ Fishing, R/o. D.No.1-131, Pallipalem, GogannaMattam, Mamidikuduru, East Godavari District. Near Church, 7 15. AnkaniSomaraju, S/o AnkaniNanchari, Aged about 39 years, Occ Fishing, R/o. D.No.1-13, Near Ramalayam, Pallipalem, GogannaMattam, Marnrdikuduru Mandal,East Godavari District. i :; 16. PothabattalaGovinda Raju, S/o. Apparao, Aged about 44 years, Occ Fishing, R/o. D No. 1-101, Pallipalem, GogannaMattam, Mamidikuduru Mandal,'EasfGodavari District. 17.Jagatani Suresh, S/o. Jagatani Dhana Raju, Aged about 34 years, Oec Fishing, R/o. D.No.1-123, Near Ramalayam, Pallipalem, GogannaMattam, Mamidikuduru Mandal, East Godavari Distriet. 18. Karri Satyanarayana, S/o! Raju, Aged about 34 years, OCC Fishing, R/o. D.No^:-:1-96v Pallipalem, GogannaMattam, Mamidikuduru Mandal,East Godavari District. 19. Karri Kamaladasu, S.o. Narayana Swan, Aged about 39 Years, Occ Fishing, R/o.PaitFpaleirh, GogannaMattam, Mamidikuduru Mandal,EastGodavari District. 20. P.Satyanarayana S/o.Somaraju, Aged about 50 years, Occ Fishing, R/o.Pallipalem^v GogannaMattam, Mamidikuduru Mandal, East Godavari District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of Andhr^; Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry,.‘f Dairy Development and Fisheries Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati. 2. The District Collector-cum- Chairman of Fresh Water Aqua Culture, District LevelCommittee, Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District, Amalapuram. 3. The Joint Director-Curn-Member Secretary, Fresh Water Aqua Culture District Level Committee, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Konaseema District, Amalapurarrv. 4. The Fisheries Development,Officer, Dr.B.R.AmbedkarKonaseema District, Amalapuram. 5. The Assistant Director.of Fisheries, Dr.B.R.AmbedkarKonaseema District, Amalapuram. 6. The Tahsildhar, Mamidikuduru Mandal, Mamidikuduru Village, Dr.B.R.AmbedkarKonaseema District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226^of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances st^ed in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly; onsi in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the Respondents in trying demolishing the tanks of the Petitioners mentioned in lands in an extent of Ac.0.20 1/2 cents in Sy.No.43/7, Ac,0.48 cents In Sy.No.43/16, Ac.0.49 cents in Sy.No.46/2, Ac.0.45 cent^; in:; ■Sy.No.47/2 Sy.No.46/9, Ac.0.52 1/2 cents m Sy.No.47/11, Ac.0.49 1/2 cents Sy.No.43/5, Ac.0.22 cents in Sy.No.36/2, Sy.No.47/10, Ac.0.99 cemM Sy.No.43/3, Ac.0.49 cents Sy.No.43/10, Ac.0.92 cehfs^in Sy.No.47/14, Ac.0.50 cents Sy.No.34/10, Ac.0.50 cents- in' Sy.No.34/3, Ac.0.50 cents Sy.No.43/11, Ac.0.032 cehtsW Sy.No.117/12, Ac.0.60 cents Sy.No.43/8, Ac.0.48 cents ih"Sy.No.46/10, Ac.0.50 cents Sy.No.34/17, Ac.0.49 cents in Sy.No.46/3, Ac.0.16 cents Sy.No.46/15, Ac.0.47 1/2 cents in Sy.No.47/4, Ac.0.50 cents Sy.No.34, Ac.0.20 1/2 cents in Sy.No.96, Ac.0.28 1/2 cents Ac.0.50 cents in in Ac.0.47 cents in in in in in in in in in i Sy.No.117/15, Ac.0.50 cents in Sy.No.34/16 of Gogannamattam Village, Mamidikuduru Mandat,:B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema District as arbitrary, illegal and colorable exercise of power apart from being violative of the Fundamental,and Constitutional Rights guaranteed to us under Article 14,19 ,21and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the petitioners possession and enjoyment and demolish tanks of the petitioners in land in an extent of Ac.0.20 1/2 cents in Sy.No.43/7, Ac.0.48 cents in Sy.No.43/16, Ac.0.49 cents in Sy.No.46/2, Ac.0.45 cents in Sy.No.47/2, Ac.0.50 cents in Sy.No.46/9, Ac.0.521 1/2 cents in Sy.No.47/1 1, Ac.0.49 ITT cents in Sy.No.43/5, Ac.0.22 cents in Sy.No.36/2, Ac.0.47 cehtSv^m Sy.No.47/10, Ac.0.99 cents in Sy.No.43/3, Ac.0.49 ce^fe^-ltf Sy.No.43/10, Ac.0.92 cents in Sy.No.47/14, Ac.0.50 cOnts- 'in Sy.No.34/10, Ac.0.50 cents in Sy.No.34/3, Ac.0.50 cents’'Hh Sy.No.43/11, Ac.0.032 cents in Sy.No.117/12, Ac.O.eO centS^ in Sy.No.43/8, Ac.0.48 cents in Sy.No.46/10, Ac.0.50 cents jh:V Sy.No.34/17, Ac.0.49 cents in Sy.No.46/3, Ac.0.16 centS'=$n Sy.No.46/15, Ac.0.47 1/2 cents in Sy.No.47/4, Ac.0.50 cent^ in' Sy.No.34, Ac.0.20 1/2 cents in Sy.No.96, Ac.0.28 1/2 c^nts In Sy.No. 117/15, Ac.0.50 cents in Sy.No.34/16 of Gogannamattarft^illage, Mamidikuduru Mandal, B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema District ‘ 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 to direct the respondents to not to interfere and demolish the petitioners tanks in land in an extent of Ac.0.20 1/2 cents in Sy.No.43/7, Ac.0.48 cents in Sy.No.43/16, Ac.0.49 cents in Sy.No.46/^, Ac.0.45 cents in Sy.No.47/2, Ac.0.50 cents in Sy.No.46/9, Ac.0.52 1/2 cents in Sy.No.47/11, Ac.0.49 1/2 7 / / / / / cents in Sy.No.43/5, Ac.0.22 cents in Sy.No.36/2, Ac.0.47 cents in Sy.No.47/10, Ac.0.99 cents in Sy.No.43/3, Ac.0.49 cents in Sy.No.43/10, Ac.0.92 cents Vin :Sy.No.47/14, Ac.0.50 cents in Sy.No.34/10, Ac.0.50 cen'ts^vin Sy .No.34/3, Ac.0.50 cents in Sy.No.43/11, Ac.0.032 centSKin ;Sy.No.117/12, Ac.0.60 cents in Sy.No.43/8, Ac.0.48 cents •iin' Sy.No.46/10, Ac.0.50 cents in Sy.No.34/17, Ac.0.49 cents in Sy.No.46/3, Ac.0.16 cents in Sy.No.46/15, Ac.0.47 1/2 cents in Sy.No.47/4, Ac.0.50 cents in Sy.No.34, Ac.0.20 1/2cents in Sy.No.96, Ac.0.28 1/2 cents in Sy.No.117/15, Ac.0.50 cents in Sy.No.34/16 of Gogannamattam Village, Mamidikuduru Mandal,B' R. Ambedkar Konaseema District, pending disposal of the Wrif'Petition. . a ■ Counsel for the Petitioners;,SRI B.ABHAY SIDDHANTH MOOTHA ■f' Counsel for the Respondents t^.1, 4 & 5: GP FOR FISHERIES n- Counsel for the Respondenls Nov2, 3 & 6: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following Order: c t ■ X •■.if is D' , : . H i V- k fK n- ■■ > a ft: APHC010092332025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] MONDAY ,THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 4830/2025 Between: 1. KOLLU SATYANARAYANA, S/O.BHUSHANAM, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, OCC FISHING, GOGANNAMATTAM VILLAGE, MAMIDIKUDUM MANUAL, GODAVARI DISTRICT. R/O.D.NO.1-22, RAMALAYAM VIDHI, EAST 2. PATTAADIYYA,, S/0. LAKSHMINARASIMHA, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, OCC FISHING, R/O.D.NO. 1-168, PALLIPALEM, GOGANNAMATTAM VILLAGE, MAMIDIKUDUM MANUAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. JAGATANI VENKATA RATNAM,, S/O.ACHHIYYA, AGED ABOUT 69 R/O.D.NO.1-78, YEARS, OCC FISHING GOGANNAMATTAM VILLAGE, MAMIDIKUDUM MANUAL, GODAVARI DISTRICT. PALLIPALEM, EAST 4. ARADANI SATYANARAYANA,, S/O.SATHHIRAJU, AGED ABOUT 74 R/0.D.N0.1-93,PALLIPALEM, EAST YEARS, OCC FISHING, GOGANNAMATTAM VILLAGE, MAMIDIKUDUM MANUAL GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. ARADANI SOMA RAJU„ S/O.TATAYYA, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, OCC FISHING, R/O.D.NO.L-H, PALLIPALEM, GOGANNAMATTAM VILLAGE, MAMIDIKUDUM MANUAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. OLETI GANGA RAJU„ S/0.0.MASARIYYA, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, OCC FISHING, R/O.D.NO.1-131, PALLIPALEM, GOGANNAMATTAM VILLAGE, MAMIDIKUDURU MANDAL, EAST 2 GODAVARI DISTRICT. Tc' RAJU, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS occ FISHING, R/O.D.NO. 1-127 GOGANNAMATTAM VILLAGE, MAMIDIKUDURU GODAVARI DISTRICT. 8. KARRI LAKSHMI, , W/O.SATYANARAYANA YEARS, yiNAYAKUDUGUDIVADDA, GOGANNAMATTAM MAMIDIKUDURU MANUAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 9. ARADANIBRAMHANANDHAM,, S/O.BAIRAVA SWAMY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS. OCC FISHING, R/O.D.NO 1-14 PALLIPALEM GOGANNAMATTAM VILLAGE, MAMIDIKUDURU MANDAL EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ’ ' 10. JAGATAN IBHAlRAVASWAMY, JAGATANINARASIMHAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS OCC fishing, R/O.D.NO. 1-127, PALLIPALEM, GOgLnamItTAM MAMIDIKUDURU MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. S'O- BYRAVA SWAMI AGED about 37 YEARS, OCC FISHING, R/O.D.NO. 1-127 PALLIPALEM dictr!?^'^^™^' “andal, east godavarI 12.JAGATHANI RAMA SWAMY,, S/0. JAGATHANISANDAIAH years, OCC FISHING, R/0. D.NO. 1-89/2 NEAR GoSlScr''™^' MANDAL,' EAST 13.JAGATANI SURI BABU„ S/0. VENKATA RATNAM fishing, R/O.D.NO. 1-78, GOGANNAMATTAM DISTR^I^'^^^^^’ MANDAL,EAST GODAVArI 14.KOLLU NAGA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, ‘ 131, PALLIPALEM, GOGANNAMATTAM GODAVARI DISTRICT. PALLIPALEM, MANDAL, EAST , AGED ABOUT 59 R/O.D.NO. OCC FISHING, 1-107, VILLAGE, S/0. AGED AGED ABOUT RAJU,, S/0. SOMA R/0. D.N0.1- MAMIDIKUDURU, EAST OCC FISHING 15.ANKANISOMARAJU,, S/0 ANKANINANCHARI YEARS, OCC FISHING, AGED ABOUT 39 R/0. D.NO.1-13, NEAR RAMALAYAM, ■T 3 PALLIPALEM, GOGANNAMATTAM, MAMIDIKUDUM MANDAL,EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 16.POTHABATTALAGOVINDA RAJU„ S/0. APPARAO, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, OCC FISHING, R/0. D.NO. 1-101, PALLIPALEM, GOGANNAMATTAM, MAMIDIKUDURU MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 17.JAGATANI SURESH, , S/0. JAGATANI DHANA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OEC FISHING, R/0. D.NO.1-123, NEAR RAMALAYAM, PALLIPALEM, GOGANNAMATTAM, MAMIDIKUDUM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRIET. 18.KARRI SATYANARAYANA,, S/0. RAJU, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC FISHING, GOGANNAMATTAM, MAMIDIKUDUM MANDAL,EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. R/0. D.NO. 1-96, PALLIPALEM 19.KARRI KAMALADASU,, S.O. NARAYANA SWAN, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC FISHING, R/O.PALLIPALEM, GOGANNAMATTAM, MAMIDIKUDUMMANDAL,EASTGODAVARI DISTRICT. 20.P.SATYANARAYANA, , S/O.SOMARAJU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, GOGANNAMATTAM, R/O.PALLIPALEM OCC FISHING MAMIDIKUDUM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2.THE DISTRICT COLLECTORCUM CHAIRMAN OF FRESH WATER LEVELCOMMITTEE, V DISTRICT AQUA DR.B.R.AMBEDKARKONASEEMA DISTRICT, AMALAPURAM. CULTURE, i 3.THE JOINT DIRECTORCUMMEMBER SECRETARY, FRESH WATER DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE, AQUA DR.B.R.AMBEDKARKONASEEMA DISTRICT, AMALAPURAM. CULTURE OFFICER, DEVELOPMENT 4.THE FISHERIES 4 DR.B.R.AMBEDKARKONASEEMA DISTRICT, AMALAPURAM. DIRECTOR DR.B.R.AMBEDKARKONASEEMA DISTRICT, AMALAPURAM. 6.THE TAHSILDHAR, MAMIDIKUDUM MANDAL, VILLAGE, DR.B.R.AMBEDKARKONASEEMA DISTRICT. 5.THE ASSISTANT OF FISHERIES, \ MAMIDIKUDURU ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner{S): 1. B.ABHAY SIDDHANTH MOOTHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE 2.GP FOR FISHERIES The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri B. Abhay Siddhanth Mootha, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners; Sri T. Sanjeeva Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader Revenue and Sri A. Krishna Kishore, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Co-operation and Fisheries. for 2. Sri B. Abhay Siddhanth Mootha, learned Counsel for Petitioners, on instructions, seeks to withdraw the present Writ Petition. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no Order as to costs. the Writ 4. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this Order. Sd/- M PRABHAKAR RAO assistant REGISTRAR ' SECTION OFFICER MOOTHA Advocate //TRUE COPY// To, ^ ('opuq ® ^ [OUT! fisheries, 3. Two CCs to GP for REVENUE [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies Vna (gsg) High Court of Andhra Pradesh High Court of Andhra Pradesh HIGH COURT DATED: 05/05/2025 ORDER WP.No.4830 of 2025 S 01) JUL 2025 )j; S^SsCjHTMltSectjg DISMISSING THE WP AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS