APHC010577062025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONbURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI WRIT PETITION NO: 29725 OF 2025 PRATAPA Between: Vennela Apparao, S/o.late Appalanaidu Vennela Sarpanch, R/o.Vennelapalem Village, Paravada Mandal, District. Aged about 55 years, Occ; Visakhapatnam ...PETITIONER AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Anakapalli District. 3. The Station House Officer, Paravada Police Station, Anakapalli ...RESPONDENTS District. 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 more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in in not taking any 3.10.2025 as illegal. action pursuant to the Petitioners Complaint dated arbitrary, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2nd Respondent, to take action on the complaint dated 03.10,2025, and to personally supervise and ensure proper law and order arrangements during the forthcoming Maridimamba Ammavaru Temple I^v Festival scheduled to be held on 6.11.2025 at Vennelapalem Village, Parawada Mandal, by protecting the traditional and customary role of the , f- , - k:> Gram Panchayat and its Sarpanch, from denying access to the temple premises disturb the peaceful and orderly conduct of the and by preventing any individual i or group or engaging in acts that may festival. lA NO: 1 OF 2n9fi Petition under Section 151 CPC in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interim direction directing the 2"“ Respondent to immediately pursuant to the Petitioner’s complaint dated praying that in the circumstances stated take action 3.10.2025, and to personally supervise and ensure proper law and order forthcoming Maridimamba Ammavaru Temple Festival on 6.11.2025 at Vennelapalem Village, Parawada traditional and customary role of the Gram pending disposal of the above writ petition. arrangements during the scheduled to be held Mandal, by protecting the Panchayat and its Sarpanch, Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI KONA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 The Court made the following order: N.D.V.RAMANA RAO to 3: GP FOR HOME r APHC010577062025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 29725/2025 Between: 1.VENNELA APPARAO,, S/O.IATE APPALANAIDU VENNELA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC- SARPANCH, VILLAGE, PARAVADAMANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. R/O.VENNELAPALEM ...PETITIONER AND 1.STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY - HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 3.THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PARAVADA POLICE STATION ANAKAPALLI 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 more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in in not taking any action pursuant to the Petitioners Complaint dated 3.10.2025 as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2nd Respondent, to take action on the complaint dated 03.10.2025, and to personally supervise and ensure proper law and order arrangements during the forthcoming Maridimamba Ammavaru Temple Festival scheduled to be held on 6.11.2025 at Vennelapalem Village, 2 Parawada Mandal, by protecting the traditional and customary role of the ^ from denying access to the temple premises or engaging in acts that mav disturb the peaceful and orderly conduct of the festival and pass lA NO: 1 OF 7n9f; in ,h 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated arim grant interim direction directing‘P® P®5«°h. ‘he High Court may be pleased to the 2nd Respondent action pursuant to the to immediately take 3.10.2025.-and to Petitioner’s complaint dated personally supervise and ensure proper law and order the forthcoming Maridimamba Ammava arrangements during held on fi 11 909^ x/ , , Temple Festival scheduled to be held on 6.11 2025 at Vennelapalem Village, Parawada Mandal, by protecting the Iraditonal and customary role of the Gram Panchayat and its Lrpanch^ pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.KONA N.D.V.RAMANA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR HOME 3 ^ THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 29725 of 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for; "...to issue a Writ or order more particularly one In the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in In not taking any action pursuant to the Petitioners Complaint dated 3.10.2025 as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2nd Respondent, to take action on the complaint dated 03.10.2025, and to personally supervise and ensure proper law and order arrangements during the forthcoming Maridimamba Ammavaru Temple Festival scheduled to be held 6.11.2025 at Vennelapalem Village, Parawada Mandal, by customary role of the Gram on protecting the traditional and Panchayat and its Sarpanch, and by preventing any individual group from denying access to the temple premises or engaging in acts that may disturb the peaceful and orderly conduct of the festival and pass....” or Heard Sri Kona N.D.V.Ramana Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for the 2. respondents. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home placed on record, the information regarding the crime which has been registered against the petitioner in Cr.No.396 of 2024 under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 131 r/w 3(5) of BNS and would submit that investigation is completed in that crime and charge sheet is also filed. The matter is now pending against the petitioner in C.C.No.14 of 2025. 3. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner disposed of by giving Maridimamba Ammavaru Temple Festival would submit that the petition may be performing the scheduled to be held on 6.11.2025 appropriate directions to the police for at Vennelapalem Village, Parav^ada Mandal 5- Learned Assistant Government would submit that the police will in a peaceful way. Pleader for Flome for the respondents take care of the situation and they will take all measures for performing the said festival in a peaceful way. said submissions, this Writ Petition 6. Recording the above However, the police and order issues and make is disposed of. are directed to take all necessary steps to avoid the law the villagers to offer prayers to the Goddess on the occasion of Maridimamba held on 06.11.2025 at Vennelapalem way. It does not preclude the Ammavaru Temple Festival scheduled to be Village, Parawada Mandal i police to take in a peaceful any measures in case of any untoward incident. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/. SHAIK MOHD. RAFI deputy registrar //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, ' s Department, State of Andhra secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District The superintendent of Police, Anakapalli District A.' on:STstr:: 5. Two CCS 0 I f M e. TwoCD cI: Sh Pradesh, [OUT] ssb ssb HIGH COURT DATED:04/1 1/2025 ORDER WP No. 29725 OF 2025 S( 0 5 NOV 2025 ★\^rfeni iecuon^^ disposing of the w.p. without costs