APHC010282852023 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: 14539/2023 Between: 1. G NAGA RAJU, S/O. G. NARASIMHULU, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, AGRICULTURE, R/O PONAKALADINNE VILLAGE, NANDAVARAM MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 4. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, NANDAVARAM POLICE STATION, NANDAVARAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI DIVISION, ADONI, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 6. THE EXTENSION OFFICER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, NANDAVARAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 7. THE PONAKALADINNE GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 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: 14539/2023 G NAGA RAJU, S/O. G. NARASIMHULU, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, AGRICULTURE, R/O PONAKALADINNE VILLAGE, NANDAVARAM MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL STATION HOUSE OFFICER, NANDAVARAM POLICE STATION, KURNOOL DISTRICT. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI DIVISION, ADONI, KURNOOL THE EXTENSION OFFICER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, NANDAVARAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT. THE PONAKALADINNE GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, PONAKALADINNE, NANDAVARAM MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] MONDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI G NAGA RAJU, S/O. G. NARASIMHULU, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, AGRICULTURE, R/O PONAKALADINNE VILLAGE, ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL STATION HOUSE OFFICER, NANDAVARAM POLICE STATION, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI DIVISION, ADONI, KURNOOL THE EXTENSION OFFICER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, NANDAVARAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT. THE PONAKALADINNE GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS PONAKALADINNE, NANDAVARAM 8. SRI M MALLESH, S/O. BALAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 3RD WARD MEMBER, PONAKALADINNE VILLAGE, NANADAVARAM MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 9. SRI M IMMANUEL, S/O. BAJARI, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, PONAKALADINNE VILLAGE, NANDAVARAM MANDAL, KURNOOL 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 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 pleased to grant STAY of installation / erection of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Statue on public Road ie., from R & B Road to Kalava peddaiah field ( Work HIW Code PR-525516085) which leads from Ponakaladinne Village to Somalagudur Village at Ponakaladinne Village, Nandavaram Mandal, Kurnool District, pending disposal of above writ petition and Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BUTTA VIJAYA BHASKER Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. VENKATA REDDY GAJJALA SC FOR ZPP, MPP, AND GRAM PANCHAYAT 3. GP FOR REVENUE 4. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 5. BABU SUMANTH VELLAMPALLI The Court made the following: ORDER This writ petition is filed questioning the inaction of respondent nos.1 to 7 in taking action to prevent the erection/installation of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Statue on public road i.e. from R&B Road to Kalava Peddaiah field which leads from Ponakaladinne village to Somalagudur Village. 2. Sri Balakrishna, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj, on written instructions dated 14.07.2023 of the Executive Engineer, PRI Division, Adoni, submitted that on the objection raised by some of the villagers, erection/installation of the statue on public road was stopped. 3. In reply, learned counsel for the petitioner, prayed this Court to close the writ petition recording the contents of the written instructions. 4. In view of the above, this writ petition is closed. If the petitioner still feels any grievance, he can approach the appropriate authority in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Dated: 1st December, 2025. RR