APHC010500242025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 26240/2025 Between: 1. KALYANAM SAROJINI, , W/O LATE RAMAKRISHNA, AGED 40 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE COOLIE, R/O D.NO 2-11, ALLADAPETA GRAM PANCHAYAT, JALUMURU MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. NAKKA RAMARAO,, S/O LATE SURYANARAYANA AGED 72 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE COOLIE, R/O ALLADAPETA COLONY, ALLADA VILLAGE, JALUMURU MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. CHINTU BHASKARARAO,, S/O LATE KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED 73 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE COOLIE, R/O PEDDA VEEDHI, ALLADAPETA VILLAGE, JALUMURU MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SERP, SOCIETY FOR ELIMINATION OF RURAL POVERTY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, 2ND FLOOR, NTR ADMINITRATIVE BLOCK, PNBS, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT - 520001. 2 3. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, (DRDA), SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD, JALUMURU MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 5. ALLADAPETA GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY-CUM-PANCHAYAT SECRETARY ALLADAPETA VILLAGE, JALUMURU MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in not continuing to pay the Widow Pension and Old Age Pensions (Social Security Pensions) to the Petitioners every month and also not paying the arrears of said social security pensions to the petitioners 2 and 3 since 25.09.2019 and to the 1st petitioner since 25.03.2020, as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to G.O.Ms.No.174, dt. 13.12.2019, and offends Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to release and pay the arrears of Widow Pension to the Petitioner No.1 pending since 25.03.2020 and Old Age Pensions to the petitioners 2 and 3 pending since 25.09.2019 and also continue to pay the said social security pensions to the petitioners every month regularly and pass such 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 continue to pay the Widow Pension to the 1st petitioner and Old Age Pensions (Social Security Pensions) to the petitioners 2 and 3 every month regularly, pending disposal of the main writ petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SRINIVAS AMBATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 3 2. Yarraguntla.Koteswara Rao,Standing Counsel For Zilla Praja Parishads,Mandal Praja Parishads and Gra 3. HARI BABU MAGULURI SC For SERP The Court made the following: ORDER: Declaring the action of the respondents in not continuing to pay the Widow Pension and Old Age Pensions (Social Security Pensions) to the petitioners every month and also not paying the arrears, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri Srinivas Ambati, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri M.Hari Babu, learned Standing Counsel for SERP for the respondents. 3. learned counsel for the petitioner while reiterating the contents of the affidavit contended that the respondents stopped paying the widow pension to the 1st petitioner from 25.03.2020 and old pension to 2nd & 3rd petitioners from 25.09.2019 without any valid reason. Thereafter, the petitioners filed representations dated 18.08.2025 & 08.09.2025 to the District Collector, Srikakulam, requesting to continue the said pensions and also to pay the arrears to them. As no action has been taken by the respondents, the petitioners approached this Court by way of this writ petition. He further submitted that it would suffice if a direction is given to the respondents to consider the representations of the petitioners and prayed to pass appropriate orders protecting the interest of petitioners. 3. On the other hand, learned Standing Counsel on written instructions submitted that after verification it was revealed that the petitioners are eligible for 4 restoring their pensions and the respondents would take steps in that regard, accordingly, prayed to pass appropriate orders. 4. Taking into consideration, the submissions of both the learned counsel, as the authorities are ready to restore the pension to the petitioners, this Court is inclined to dispose of the Writ Petition at admission stage. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. The respondents are directed to pay the pension to the petitioners under the Widow Pension and Old Age Pensions (Social Security Pensions) scheme. Further, the respondents have to pay arrears if any as expeditiously as possible. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 25th November, 2025 RKS