APHC010309692023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 16022/2023 Between: 1. SRUNGAVARAPU SASIKALA, W/O ACHARI, AGED 58 YEARS, R/O KOTHURU VILLAGE, GARUGUBILLI MANDAL, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. SRUNGAVARAPU SATYANARAYANA,, S/O ACHARI, AGED 29 YEARS, R/O KOTHURU PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. SRUNGAVARAPU ESWARRAO, , S/O ACHARI, AGED 25 YEARS, R/O KOTHURU VILLAGE, GARUGUBILLI MANDAL, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 4. THE SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT, KOTHURU GRAM PANCHAYAT AND VILLAGE, GARUGUBILLI MANDAL, IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 16022/2023 SRUNGAVARAPU SASIKALA, W/O ACHARI, AGED 58 YEARS, R/O KOTHURU VILLAGE, GARUGUBILLI MANDAL, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. SRUNGAVARAPU SATYANARAYANA,, S/O ACHARI, AGED 29 YEARS, R/O KOTHURU VILLAGE, GARUGUBILLI MANDAL, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. SRUNGAVARAPU ESWARRAO, , S/O ACHARI, AGED 25 YEARS, R/O KOTHURU VILLAGE, GARUGUBILLI MANDAL, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY AM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER(S) AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. THE SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT, KOTHURU GRAM PANCHAYAT AND VILLAGE, GARUGUBILLI MANDAL, IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI SRUNGAVARAPU SASIKALA, W/O ACHARI, AGED 58 YEARS, R/O KOTHURU VILLAGE, GARUGUBILLI MANDAL, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, SRUNGAVARAPU SATYANARAYANA,, S/O ACHARI, AGED 29 VILLAGE, GARUGUBILLI MANDAL, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY SRUNGAVARAPU ESWARRAO, , S/O ACHARI, AGED 25 YEARS, R/O KOTHURU VILLAGE, GARUGUBILLI MANDAL, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY ...PETITIONER(S) THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM THE SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT, KOTHURU GRAM PANCHAYAT AND VILLAGE, GARUGUBILLI MANDAL, 2 PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 5. DWARAPUREDDY RAJANI, W/O. DWARAPUREDDY DHANANJAY RAO, AGED 50 YEARS, SARPANCH, KOTHURU VILLAGE, GARUGUBILLI MANDAL, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT, FORMERLY VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 6. DWARAPUREDDY DHANANJAY RAO, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, AGED 59 YEARS, KOTHURU VILLAGE, GARUGUBILLI MANDAL, PARVATHIPURAM MANYARR DISTRICT, FORMERLY 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 a Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents 2 to 5 herein in trying to dispossess and demolish the petitioner's property situated in Sy. No. 25-2, bearing Door No. 3-48, Kothuru Village, Garugubilli Mandal, Parvathipuram Manyam District, Andhra Pradesh, without giving any show cause notice to the petitioner is highly illegal, arbitrary and oppose to all canons Principles of natural justice, 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 to direct all respondent herein not to dispossess the petitioner and demolish petitioner's property situated in Sy.No.25-2, Kothuru Village, Garugubilli Mandal, Parvathipuram District, Andhra Pradesh and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. PATCHA SAI SANUTHA RANI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. BONU RAMA SHANKAR RAO 3. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 4. N SRIHARI (Standing Counsel for ZPP MPP and GRAM PANCHAYAT) 3 The Court made the following order: Aggrieved by the action of the respondent Nos.2 to 5 in trying to dispossess and demolish the petitioners’ property situated in survey No.25-2 bearing Door No.3-48, Kothuru Village, Garugubilli Mandal, Parvathipuram Manyam District, the present Writ Petition has been filed. 2. Heard Ms. Patcha Sai Sanutha Rani, learned counsel for the petitioners, Smt D.Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj, Sri Chandra Sekhar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, Sri M.Sudhir, learned standing counsel for Gram Panchayat and Sri Bonu Rama Shankar Rao, learned counsel for unofficial respondents. 3. The record discloses that this Court vide order dated 05.07.2023 granted an order of status quo with regard to subject matter property existing as on that day shall be maintained in all respects. 4. This Writ Petition was filed on 03.07.2023 and an order of status quo was granted on 05.07.2025. Despite lapse of considerable time, the respondent authorities have neither placed instructions nor filed a counter- affidavit so far. 5. In view of the above, as the respondent authorities did not choose to file counter so far, there is no purpose in keeping this Writ Petition pending inviting counter. As such, this Court is inclined to dispose of this Writ Petition by duly considering the interim order dated 05.07.2023. 4 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondent Nos.2 to 5 not to dispossess and demolish the petitioners’ property situated in survey No.25-2 bearing Door No.3-48, Kothuru Village, Garugubilli Mandal, Parvathipuram Manyam District, except under due process of law. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications pending, if any in the Writ Petition, shall also stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI 02.12.2025 MP 5 283 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO.16022 of 2023 02.12.2025 MP