APHC010013312023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] THURSDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 2100/2023 Between: 1. DONADHULA VENKATARAMANAPPA, S/O. VENKATAYYA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O. 1 - 1828A2, MUDIGUBBA VILLAGE, MUDIGUBBA MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUIDLINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANANTAPUR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 3. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (DRDA). ANANTAPUR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 4. THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD, MUDIGUBBA MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 5. MUDIGUBBA GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY-CUM-PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, MUDIGUBBA VILLAGE, MUDIGUBBA MANDAL, ANANTAPUR 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 topleased to issue a Writ, Direction, Order or Orders more particularly one in the nature of-Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in discontinuing the Weavers pensions to Petitioner i.e., Social Security pensions under the YSR Pension Kanuka to us from August, 2019 without issuing any notice or without following the due process of law is illegal, irregular, irrational, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay arrears of pension from August, 2019 and continue the Social Security Pension to the Petitioner and to 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 pleased to direct the Respondents 2 to 5 to continue the pension to the Petitioner including the arrears of the previous months i.e., from August, 2019 to till date, pending disposal of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PALEM LAKSHMI PRIYA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. HARI BABU MAGULURI SC For SERP 3. Mattegunta.Sudhir,Standing Counsel For Z.P.Ps,M.P.Ps,Gram Panchayats The Court made the following: ORDER: Discontinuing the Weavers’ pension, i.e., Social Security Pension under the YSR Pension Kanuka to the petitioner from August, 2019, without notice and without following due process of law, is the grievance. 2. Heard Sri P.Sree Ramulu Naidu, learned counsel representing Sri Palem Lakshmi Priya, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri M.Hari Babu, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.3. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that since 2019 the petitioner has not been given the pension. 4. Learned Standing Counsel submitted that since the petitioner has not drawn pension for three consecutive months, the pension stood lapsed by virtue of the rule stipulated in G.O.Ms.No.174 PR&RD, dated 13.12.2019. He further submitted that the authorities are ready and willing to pay the weavers’ pension, if the petitioner approaches the authority by submitting the required documents. 5. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition by giving liberty to the petitioner to submit all the required documents for obtaining the pension under the scheme. On such submission of documents, the authority concerned shall consider the same and pay the pension in accordance to the rules invoked. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 08th January, 2026 JLV 304 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 2100/2023 Date: 08th January, 2026 JLV