APHC010004402023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 211/2023 Between: 1. VOONA SAI KUMAR GUPTA, S/O LATE NAGABHUSHANAM, AGED. 52 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS,R/O VOONAVARI STREET, NARASANNAPETA MANDAL,SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, A.P SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. NARASANNAPETA GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY-CUM VILLAGE, NARASANNAPETA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DI 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 particularly in the nature WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the proceedings in Rc.No.248/ 2020 15.10.2021 issued by the 2nd respondent which is served to the petitioner in the month of October 2022, thereby directed the petitioner to pay the House Tax of Rs.8,52,637/- (Eight La Seven Rupees Only) for the years 2014 show cause notice and inviting explanation/objections from the petitioner as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, violative of provisions of A 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 HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 211/2023 VOONA SAI KUMAR GUPTA, S/O LATE NAGABHUSHANAM, AGED. 52 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS,R/O VOONAVARI STREET, NARASANNAPETA MANDAL,SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, A.P SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. NARASANNAPETA GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS PANCHAYAT CUM-EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NARASANNAPETA VILLAGE, NARASANNAPETA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DI ...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 particularly in the nature WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the proceedings in Rc.No.248/ 2020 15.10.2021 issued by the 2nd respondent which is served to the petitioner in the month of October 2022, thereby directed the petitioner to pay the House (Eight Lakhs Fifty Two Thousand Six Hundred and Thirty Seven Rupees Only) for the years 2014-15 and 2021-22, without issuing any show cause notice and inviting explanation/objections from the petitioner as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, violative of provisions of Andhra Pradesh Panchayat IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI VOONA SAI KUMAR GUPTA, S/O LATE NAGABHUSHANAM, AGED. 52 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS,R/O VOONAVARI STREET, ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, A.P SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, NARASANNAPETA GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS PANCHAYAT EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NARASANNAPETA VILLAGE, NARASANNAPETA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM 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 particularly in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the proceedings in Rc.No.248/ 2020-B, dt. 15.10.2021 issued by the 2nd respondent which is served to the petitioner in the month of October 2022, thereby directed the petitioner to pay the House khs Fifty Two Thousand Six Hundred and Thirty 22, without issuing any show cause notice and inviting explanation/objections from the petitioner as ndhra Pradesh Panchayat 2 Raj Act, 1994 and rules framed there under and offends Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and set aside the proceedings dt.15.10.2021 and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to inspect the house premises of the petitioner and re-assess the house tax afresh and further not to insist the petitioner to pay the above said house tax amount till he fix the house tax afresh by following due process of law 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 suspend the proceedings in Rc.No.248/2020-B, dt. 15.10.2021 issued by the 2nd respondent, pending disposal of the main writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRINIVAS AMBATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. N SRIHARI (Standing Counsel for ZPP MPP and GRAM PANCHAYAT) 3 The Court made the following order: Sri Srinivas Ambati, learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. Permission, as sought for, is accorded. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI 04.11.2025 MP 4 194 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION No.211 OF 2023 Dated : 04.11.2025 MP