APHC010037172026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] SATURDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 2518 OF 2026 Between: 1. TALAPALA SREENIVASA RAO, S/O. RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-70, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 2. TALAPALA PUSHPALU,, W/O. TALAPALA RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-70, P.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 3. INDIA ADISHESHAMMA,, W/O. VENKATRAO, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-18, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 4. POTLURI PUSHPALU,, W/O.POLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-104, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 5. . TALAPALA SHANKARAMMA,, D/O. CHUPARLA ANKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, OCC. R/O. D.NO.21-123, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 6. INDIA RENUKAMMA,, W/O. VENKATA NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-54, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 7. MAKANI VENKATESWARLU,, S/O. MAKANI YALAMANDA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-107, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 2 8. INDIA KOTILINGAMMA,, D/O. MAKANI JALAIAH, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-18, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 9. INDIA JALARAM,, S/O. INDIA VENKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-25, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 10. BAPATLA VENKAYAMMA,, W/O. VENKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.11-85, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 11. MAKANI VANAJA,, W/O. NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE, KOTHAPATNAM MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 12. YAKASIRI RAMULAMMA,, D/O. VELLAMPALLI SUBBARAO, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-14, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 13. MAKANI KOTAMMA,, D/O. PONNAM SUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-107, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 14. MAKANI NAGAMANI,, W/O. YEDUKONDALU, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-107, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 15. MAKANI YEDUKONDALU,, S/O. VENKATESWARLU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-107, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 16. MAKANI RAMANAIAH,, S/O. MAKANI VENKATESWARLU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-66, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 17. BAPATLA VENKAIAH,, S/O. POLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-76, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 3 18. POTIURI PADMA,, D/O. MAKANI VENKATESWARLU, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-72, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 19. MAKANI SIVA KUMARI,, D/O. POTIURI VENKATESWARLU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-66, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 20. INDIA RAJASHEKAR,, S/O. INDIA VENKATANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-54, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 21. CHEVURI ANJANEYULU,, S/O. CHEVURI SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, OCC.. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-71, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 22. YAKASIRI KOTILINGAM,, S/O. YAKASIRI RAMULU, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-14, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 23. CHEVURI KOTAMMA,, W/O. VENKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-104, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 24. INDIA DURGABHAVANI,, C/O. INDIA RAJASEKHAR, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-54, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 25. INDIA VENKAIAH,, S/O. SANKARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-25, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 26. INDIA VENKATA RAO, S/O. INDIA JALAIAH, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-18, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 27. MAKANI SIRISHA, W/O. MAKANI VAMSI KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.11-73, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 4 28. MALLAVARAPU THRILOCHANA, D/O.ANJANEYULU, AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-145, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 29. BAPATIA MALLESWARI, D/O. BAPATIA ADHINARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, OCC.CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-76, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 30. POTIURI NAGA MALLESWARAMMA,, W/O. VENKATESWARLU, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.6-68, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 31. MAKANI NAGAMANI, W/O. SUDHAKAR, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. 00000, KOTHAPATNAM, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 32. MAKANI VAMSHI KRISHNA,, S/O. MAKANI RAMANAIAH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-66, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 33. MAKANI SUDHAKAR, S/O. KOTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-107, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 34. MAKANI BHANUCHANDRA, S/O. YEDUKONDALU, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-107, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 35. POTIURI JAYA KRISHNA KUMARI, W/O. POTIURI RAMBABU, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION, R/O. D.NO.21-104, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ALLURU KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 36. POTIURI BHAVANI,, C/O. POTIURI VENKATA KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION R/O. D.NO.11-74, D.D. COLONY, KOTHAPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, MINISTRY OF SOCIAL 5 JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, NEW DELHI-110001. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522237. 3. THE DIRECTOR, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, MARUTHI COLONY, STATE BANK COLONY, VIJAYAWADA-520010. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT ONGOLE- 523001. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, KOTHAPATNAM MANDAL, KOTHAPATNAM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT-523286. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. T D PANI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE 3. The Court made the following order: Heard Sri T.D.Pani Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt. Ch. Swapna Priya, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for respondent Nos.2 & 3 and Sri M.Chandra Shekar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondent Nos.4 & 5. With the consent of both the learned counsel, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. 2. It is contended that the petitioners belong to the Scheduled Tribe community, and while they were at work in their agricultural fields, they were interrupted and abused by touching the caste of the petitioners by some third parties belonging to another caste. A police case was registered against them 6 vide Crime No.99 of 2023, showing that the petitioners are victims in the said crime. The Special Judge for Trial of Offences under the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989 cum VII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ongole, has taken cognizance of the case for trial. 3. It is contended that Government of India framed Rules to provide immediate relief to the victims of the atrocities as per the Schedule under the said Rules. The petitioners are seeking financial aid in terms of the said Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995. 4. It is contended that in the said regard the petitioners made representations dated 15.09.2025 and 13.10.2025 to the 3rd respondent. Since the respondents have not passed any orders, the petitioners have approached this Court by way of the instant writ petition. 5. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondent Nos.4 & 5 has placed before the Court a copy of the written instructions received from the 4th respondent. A perusal of the same would indicate as follows: “At the Stage of FIR, in consideration of victim details & Tahsildar, Kothapatnam report, an amount of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) each i.e., 25% of the total relief Rs.2,00,000/- prescribed as Sl.No.41 in G.O.Ms.No.95, Social Welfare (CV.POA) Department, dated: 29.08.2016 may be sanctioned to 36 victims. The file has been submitted the District Collector for sanctioning the relief amount. 7 And also at the Stage of Charge Sheet filed by the investigation officer, an amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) each i.e., 50% of the total relief Rs.2,00,000/- prescribed as Sl.No.41 in G.O.Ms.No.95, Social Welfare (CV.POA) Department, dated: 29.08.2016 may be sanctioned to 21 victims in Cr.No.99/2023 of Kothapatnam Police Station U/s 354, 506, 509 r/w 34 IPC and Sec 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(w)(i), 3(2)(va) of SC, ST (POA) Act, 1989.” It is further stated that currently file is pending for orders with the 4th respondent for sanction of relief at FIR and Charge sheet stage. The said written instructions of the 4th respondent are placed on record. 6. Having regard to the same, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 4th respondent to pass appropriate orders on the representations dated 15.09.2025 and 13.10.2025 submitted by the petitioners, expeditiously pursuant to the report submitted by the 5th respondent- Tahsildar, Kothapatnam Mandal. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Date: 31.01.2026 BSK 8 09 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 2518 OF 2026 Date: 31.01.2026 BSK