APHC010391192023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] FRIDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 20633/2023 Between: 1. THUPAKULA GNANAMMA, W/O. LATE VENKATASUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/O. PIDURUPALEM VILLAGE, MANUBOLUMANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY IT PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT), SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUMTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SOCIETY FOR ELIMINATION OF RURAL POVERTY (SERP), ANDHRA PRADESH, 2ND FLOOR, NTR ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK, VIJAYAWADA. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, NELLORE. 5. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (DRDA), SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, COLLECTORATE COMPOUND, NELLORE. 6. THE MANDALPARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MANUBOLUMANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 7. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, PIDURUPALEM GRAM 2 PANCHAYAT, MANUBOLUMANDAL, SPSR NELLORE 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 in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the respondents Nos.4 to 7, in not releasing and not disbursing the pensions to the petitioners even though they were sanctioned as per the norms under YSR Pension Kanuka Scheme as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory and consequently direct the Respondents No. 4 to 7 to forthwith release and disburse the pensions to the petitioner and 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 the respondent authorities to consider the application of the petitioners and direct the Respondents No. 4 to 7 to forthwith release and disburse the pensions to the petitioner, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V ROOPESH KUMAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. HARI BABU MAGULURI SC For SERP 3. Mattegunta.Sudhir,Standing Counsel For Z.P.Ps,M.P.Ps,Gram Panchayats The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Aggrieved by the action of the respondents in not releasing and disbursing the pensions to the petitioner, even though the same was sanctioned as per the norms under the YSR Pension Kanuka Scheme, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri T.Manoj Kumar, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the pension has been restored to the petitioner, as such, nothing remains for adjudication, accordingly, prayed to close the writ petition. 4. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. ____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 05th December, 2025 RKS