APHC010167782026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] THURSDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 9252/2026 Between: 1. TEEGAVARAPU SRINIVAS, S/O. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY AGED 45 YEARS, OCC PRIVATE SERVICE. R/O 1-55, RAGHAVAPURAM VILLAGE, CHINTHALAPUDI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, ANDHRA PRADESH SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522238. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PANCHAYAT WING ELURU DISTRICT AT ELURU - 534001. 3. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, ELURU DISTRICT AT ELURU - 534001. 4. RAGHAVAPURAM GRAM PANCHATYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY AND PANCHAYAT SECRETARY RAGHAVAPURAM VILLAGE, CHINTALAPUDI MANDAL ELURU DISTRICT - 534460. ...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 one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring action of respondents in insisting the petitioner to vacate from a portion of petitioner's property of House Site covered by Sy. No 237-6B of Raghavapuram Village, bearing Door No. 2-82, Assessment Number 214391000714 and Door No. 2-83, Assessment No. 214391000455 of Raghavapuram Grama Panchayat of Chintalapudi Mandal, Eluru District, under the premise of constructing Drainage channel and their further attempts to evict him therefrom forcibly in high handed manner, without acquiring the same and without paying compensation by following due procedure established by law, as illegal, irregular, irrational, without any authority of law and violative of the provisions of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and rules framed thereunder and also section 59 of Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and offends Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere in any manner with petitioner's Possession over his said house and site properties and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 direct the respondents not to demolish any portion of petitioner’s house and site properties covered by Sy. No; 237-6B of Raghavapuram Village, bearing Door No. 2-82, Assessment Number: 214391000714 and Door No. 2-83, Assessment No. 214391000455 of Raghavapuram Grama Panchayat of Chintalapudi Mandal, Eluru District, nor dispossess him from any portion of petitioner’s said properties, pending disposal of main writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following: ::ORDER :: Heard Sri Pala Karthi Kiran, learned counsel for the petitioner; Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, for respondents 1 to 3, and Sri Chaitanya, learned counsel representing Sri Y. Koteswara Rao, learned standing counsel for respondent No.4. 2. The above writ petition is filed to declare the action of respondent No.4 in trying to dispossess the petitioner from houses bearing Nos.2-82 and 2-83 with assessment Nos.214391000714 and 214391000455, located in survey No.237-6B, Raghavapuram village, Chintalapudi Mandal, Eluru District, under the guise of construction of a drainage channel, without following due process of law, as illegal and arbitrary. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is the absolute owner and possessor of the aforementioned houses, and the plinth area of each house is 700 square feet. Both houses are abutting each other and form one bit. While so, respondent No.4, proposed to develop a drainage channel and, in the said process, attempted to dispossess the petitioner from the aforementioned houses. 4. Learned counsel for respondent No.4 submitted the instructions of respondent No.4. A perusal of the instructions would indicate that CC drainage is not being constructed in front of the petitioner’s houses. If the authority intends to construct any CC drain in future, the authority will follow the procedure prescribed in the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, and the Rules made thereunder. The instructions are made part of the record. 5. Given the instructions furnished by respondent No.4, inviting the counter and keeping the writ petition pending will not serve any purpose. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage with the consent of learned counsel on either side, directing respondent No.4 not to interfere with the houses bearing Nos.2-82 and 2-83 with assessment Nos.214391000714 and 214391000455, located in survey No.237-6B, Raghavapuram village, Chintalapudi Mandal, Eluru District, without following due process of law. No costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 09.04.2026 IKN THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 9252 of 2026 Date: 09.04.2026 IKN