1 APHC010112562025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] WEDNESDAY ,THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 6085/2025 Between: 1. KAITHEPALLI IJAK @ KAITHEPALLI PEDDA IJAK, S/O.KAITHEPALLI MIKHAYEL, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/O.D.NO.2-44, PEDAPALEM, ETIMOGA, T.KOTHAPALEM, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521120, AADHAAR CARD NO 6605 6065 3004. 2. NALAKURTI RAJA BABU @ YOHAN,, S/O. VEER SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O.PEDAKAMMARAVIPALEM, NAGAYALANKA BHAVADEVARAPALLE, ETIMOGA, KRISHNA DISTRICT - 521120, AADHAAR CARD NO 2575 4506 1752. 3. SRI KOKILIGADDA PEDA NANCHARAIAH,, S/O.SUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/O.D.NO.2-140, VANTHENAVARI VEEDHI YETIMOGA POST, T KOTHAPALEM, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521120., AADHAAR CARD NO 2304 3302 3036. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION, (RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION), SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, 2 VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT, CHILAKALAPUDI, MACHILIPATNAM. 5. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, PULLIGADDA, NAGAYALANKA MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 6. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, NAGAYALANKA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 7. THE MANDALA PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, NAGAYALANKA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 8. THE EXTENSION OFFICER PR AND RD, MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD, NAGAYALANKA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 9. THE TAHSILDAR AND MANDAL EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE, NAGAYALANKA MANDAL, NAGAYALANKA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 10. THE PEDAPALEM GRAMPANCHYAT, REP. BY ITS PANCHYAT SECRETARY, PEDAPALEM, NAGAYALANKA MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 11. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, NAGAYALANKA POLICE STATION, NAGAYALANKA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SAI GANGADHAR CHAMARTY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR HOME 3. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 3 ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Sai Gangadhar Chamarty, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners, Sri P. Rajesh Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development and Sri V. Sai Kiran, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Y. Koteswara Rao, learned Standing Counsel for the Respondent No.10. 2. Learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners seeks to withdraw this Writ Petition with liberty to approach the Divisional Panchayat Officer/District Panchayat Officer in accordance with Sub-Rule (vii) of Rule 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat (Protection of Property) Rules, 2011 (the Rules, 2011) (vide G.O.Ms.No.188, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (Pts.IV) Department dated 21.07.2011. 3. Request granted. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the Writ Petitioners to submit a Representation as per Sub-Rule (vii) of Rule 4 of the Rules, 2011. No order as to costs. 5. There shall be an Order of Status-quo for a period of two weeks, to enable the Writ Petitioners to approach the Competent Authority. 6. Needless to state that the Competent Authority, on submission of Representation by the Writ Petitioners, shall decide the same within a period of one week. 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 12.03.2025 Vns