APHC010577032025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 29991/2025 Between: 1. S VILAS KUMAR, S/O LATE HARINATH RAO,AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS RETIRED AS CHEL(P), OF THE INDIAN NAVY, R/O MIG 1-117, 9TH PHASE, NEAR JNTU KPHB COLONY,KUKATPALLY, HYDERABAD. PIN 500085. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM 3. THE TAHSILDAR, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM RURAL EAST GODAVARI 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 appropriate writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the impugned action of the respondent No.1, in not disposing of appeal filed by the petitioner dt.12- 09-2025 as highly arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the 1st respondent to SRK, J WP No.29991 of 2025 2 consider and dispose of appeal dt. 12-09-2025 preferred by the petitioner against the order of the 2nd respondent dt.21-08-2025, forthwith 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 may be pleased direct the respondent No.1 to consider and dispose of appeal dt. 12-09- 2025 preferred by the petitioner against the order of the 2nd respondent dt.21-08-2025, forthwith pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T M K CHAITANYA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE SRK, J WP No.29991 of 2025 3 The Court made the following ORDER: This Writ Petition has been filed seeking to direct 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner on 12.09.2025 against the order passed by 2nd respondent vide ROC.No.M4/445566/2023, dated 21.08.2025. 2. Case of petitioner is that the marriage of one Bommithi Vara Prasad with the daughter of the petitioner was held on 14.10.2004 as per the customs under the Christian Marriage Act which manifests the fact of the marriage under Christian law and it is enough to prove the fact that marriage of that Bommithi Vara Prasad was held under Christian Marriage Act and it is also sufficient to prove the fact of worship and professing of Christianity by Bommithi Vara Prasad, which obliterates his SC Mala Caste. In the order of 2nd respondent dated 21.08.2025, considerations carried on sentiments rather than law. It is further stated that after receipt of the order of 2nd respondent dated 21.08.2025, petitioner filed an appeal on 12.09.2025 along with documents before 1st respondent. Till date, no orders have been passed pertaining to the appeal preferred by petitioner before 1st respondent. Aggrieved by not disposing of the appeal filed by petitioner, the present Writ Petition is being filed. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleaders for Social Welfare and Revenue. 4. Since the appeal preferred by the petitioner is pending consideration before 1st respondent, without going into the merits of the case, 1st respondent herein is directed to dispose of the SRK, J WP No.29991 of 2025 4 said appeal, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 6. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date: 24.11.2025 sj SRK, J WP No.29991 of 2025 5 243 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.29991 of 2025 Date:24.11.2025 sj