APHC010246632026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WP(PIL) NO: 212 of 2026 Bench Sr.No:-4 [3584] Archbishop Dr Ashok Babu Chegudi @ Joshua Daniel ...Petitioner Vs. The State of AP and Others ...Respondent(s) ********** CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE LISA GILL SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN DATE : 16th September 2026 Present: Advocate for Petitioner: SIVANAYAK KORRA, rep. by RANA SANDEEP BUSSA Advocate(s) for Respondent(s): GP FOR REVENUE, GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice Challa Gunaranjan) This writ petition in public interest is filed seeking the following relief: “to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents to take immediate, decisive, and timebound action on the representations dated 25.04.2026, 27.04.2026, 28.04.2026 and 29.04.2026 2 HCJ & CGR, J W.P.(PIL) No.212 of 2026 and to declare the continued inaction of the Respondents as a gross violation of the Principles of Natural Justice and the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 15, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and further to specifically quash and set aside the illegal eviction and demolition notices issued by various Panchayat Secretaries, Revenue, Municipal and District Authorities across Andhra Pradesh which were issued without following due process of law or providing the mandatory notice period and to direct strict legal and disciplinary proceedings against officials who have acted with religious bias and abused their statutory authority and also to direct the Respondents to implement robust and immediate protective measures to ensure the safety and security of the Christian community, Pastors and Scheduled Castes (SC) ensuring the absolute protection of their residences and places of worship and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 2. Mr.Rana Sandeep Bussa, learned counsel, representing Mr.Sivanayak Korra, learned counsel for petitioner, submits that the official respondents have been obstructing and interfering with the private activity of conducting prayers by one set of community people without any authority, further that the churches and private properties belonging to the said community people were targeted 3 HCJ & CGR, J W.P.(PIL) No.212 of 2026 by issuing various notices for either stoppage of activities or demolition and removal of structures, without even mentioning date and providing sufficient time to respond to the same, which is highly illegal and arbitrary and such high-handed action clearly violated the rights of individual persons therein, besides being unconstitutional. Learned counsel has drawn our attention to few of such notices filed as Exhibits P-20 dated 02.04.2025 and P-21 dated 04.04.2026. 3. When we have specifically pointed out to learned counsel for petitioner whether any of aforesaid notices have been challenged by affected persons, he fairly stated that none of the same were ever challenged. Further, as can be seen from the pleadings in the affidavit in paragraph 9A (iii) and (v), the same clearly point out that even petitioner was also one of the affected parties and that there is a specific averment that petitioner was called upon to report at police station in relation to one of the incidents. Therefore, when the same was pointed out to learned counsel for the petitioner, he once again fairly admitted that even petitioner is also one of the affected persons. 4. In view of the above said statement, we are of the view that present writ petition by way of public interest is not maintainable, as there is an element of personal interest. At this stage of the 4 HCJ & CGR, J W.P.(PIL) No.212 of 2026 proceedings, learned counsel for petitioner made a request to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to challenge the individual notices. 5. Therefore, by granting liberty to the affected parties to challenge the individual notices, present writ petition is disposed of. No costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending consideration, if any, in this case shall stand closed. LISA GILL, CJ CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J SS