APHC010500232025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] THURSDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 26128/2025 Between: Naredia Nalini Kumari, ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. HANUMANTHA RAO VELLALACHERVU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. Mattegunta.Sudhir,Standing Counsel For Z.P.Ps,M.P.Ps,Gram Panchayats The Court made the following order: The short grievance of the petitioner is non-removal of the encroachments made by the 7th respondent, in the tank, situated on the eastern side of Sy.No.362-1 in Returu Village, Kakumanu Mandal, Guntur District. 2. Heard Sri Y.koteswara Rao, learned Standing counsel for Gram Panchayat and Sri Venkata Satyanarayana, learned Assistant government pleader for Revenue. No representation for the petitioner. 3. Learned Standing counsel for Gram Panchayat submitted that there are certain encroachments as alleged by the petitioner and the authorities concerned would take steps in accordance with law. 4. Perused the record and considered the submissions. 5. The prime grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition is that 7th respondent had encroached government land i.e., tank and raised unauthorized constructions effecting the ingress and egress to the petitioner’s agricultural land and free flow of water, contrary to law. Inspite of making repeated representations, no action was initiated by the respondent authorities. By virtue of guidelines framed under G.O.Ms.No.188 dated 21.07.2011, it is the statutory duty cast upon the authorities to safeguard the Panchayat property. 6. In view of the submission made by the learned Standing counsel for Gram Panchayat that the authorities concerned would take steps in accordance with law, this writ petition can be disposed of at the admission stage itself, without inviting counter, with the following directions: “The Gram Panchayat concerned shall take steps for removal of encroachments made in the tank, situated on the eastern side of Sy.No.362-1 in Returu Village, Kakumanu Mandal, Guntur District, in accordance with law by issuing show cause notices to all the concerned parties inviting explanation by giving reasonable time and to pass a reasoned order after providing an opportunity of being heard and communicate the same to all the parties concerned in accordance with law within three(03) months.” Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI BRS