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APHC010090242025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO
WRIT PETITION NO: 4874/2025 Between: B.Eswaramma ...PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. RAJENDRA C Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV
The Court made the following order:
2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO
WRIT PETITION NO.4874 of 2025
ORDER:
The present writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:
“…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the notice in R.C.No. 175/A/2025, dated 27.01.2025 issued by 3rd respondent and the action of the respondents in suspending the petitioner’s financial powers as the duly elected Sarpanch of CTM Cross Road Gram Panchayat as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, contrary to the principles of natural justice, and violative of the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and rules framed there under and offends Article 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith restore the financial powers of the petitioner and allow her to discharge her official functions without any obstruction or interference and pass such other
order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”
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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that through impugned proceedings, dated 27.01.2025, the 3rd respondent/District Educational Officer issued notice inviting explanation from the petitioner and accordingly, the petitioner herein submitted explanation on 08.02.2025 and after considering the said explanation, the District Panchayat Officer has withdrawn the notice, dated 27.01.2025 and restored the cheque power to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner prayed to close the writ petition as nothing survives for further adjudication in the matter.
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3. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.
As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.
___________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date : 28.02.2025 SPP
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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO
WRIT PETITION NO.4874 of 2025
Date : 28.02.2025
SPP