APHC010038102026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 2267/2026 Between: 1. KOMATLA SREE RAMULU REDDY, S/O. ANJI REDDY, AGED 71 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O. D.NO.2-24, PATHA REDDYPALEM, TALLAPALEM POST, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-521002. 2. KOMATLA ADI REDDY., S/O. ANJI REDDY, AGED 58 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O. D.NO.2-189, PATHA REDDYPALEM, MANGINAPUDI POST, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 521002. 3. KOMATLA ARJUNA REDDY,, S/O. ANJI REDDY, AGED 71 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O. D.NO.2-187, PATHA REDDYPALEM, MACHILIPATNAM POST, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 521001. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT- 522238. 2. GOKAVARAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, , GOKAVARAM, MACHILIPATNAM MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521002 REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 3. THE MANDAL REVENUE OFFICER, MACHILIPATNAM MANDAL, 2 KRISHNA DISTRICT-521001. ...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 or direction or an order more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in trying to disposes the petitioners from the property bearing H.Nos.(1) 2-188 in Sy.No.78/5, D.No,2-24, Patha Reddypalem, Tallapalem Post, Krishna District, (2) R/o. D.No.2-189 in Sy.No.78/5, Patha Reddypalem, Manginapudi Post, Krishna District and (3) R/o. D.No.2-187 in Sy.No.78/5, Patha Reddypalem, Machilipatnam Post, Krishna District of the petitioners respectively without issuing any notice and following due process as the legal, arbitrary and in violation of Article 300-A of the Constitution 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 disposes the petitioners illegally from the properties viz bearing H.Nos.(l) 2-188 in Sy.No.78/5, D.No.2-24, Patha Reddypalem, allapalem Post, Krishna District, (2) R/o. D.No.2-189 in Sy.No.78/5, Patha Reddypalem, Manginapudi Post, Krishna District and (3) R/o. D.No.2-187 in Sy.No.78/5, Patha Reddypalem, Machilipatnam Post, Krishna District of the petitioners respectively, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SRIPATHI RAVI TEJA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following: ::ORDER :: Heard Sri S.Charan, learned counsel representing Sri S.Ravi Teja, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri P.Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development for the 1st 3 respondent, Sri Chaitanya, learned counsel representing Sri Y.Koteswara Rao, learned Standing counsel for the 2nd respondent and Ms. Usha, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. 2. The petitioners, three in number, residents of Patha Reddypalem, Krishna District, filed the above writ petition apprehending dispossession by the 2nd respondent from their houses bearing Door No.2-24, 2-189 and 2-187 situated in Sy.No.78/5 of Patha Reddypalem. In support of their claim, the petitioners filed the tax receipts as Ex.P1 and the electricity consumption bills as Ex.P2. 3. Sri Chaitanya, learned counsel representing Sri Y.Koteswara Rao, learned Standing counsel for the 2nd respondent, on written instructions, would submit that the 2nd respondent-Gram Panchayat intends to construct a Village Health Clinic in Sy.No.78/5. The petitioners’ houses are situated in Sy.No.77- 13. The respondent authorities are not interfering with the petitioners houses situated in Sy.No.77-13. A sketch filed along with the instructions would indicate the location of the houses of the petitioners and the proposed construction at different places. 4. Thus, as seen from the instructions, the 2nd respondent is not interfering with the petitioners’ houses bearing Door No.2-24, 2-189 and 2-187 situated in Sy.No.77-13 of Patha Reddypalem. 5. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, with the consent of all the learned 4 counsel, directing the respondents not to interfere with the petitioners’ possession of the houses referred to supra, without following due process of the law. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 03.02.2026 SNI 5 174 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 2267 OF 2026 Date: 03.02.2026 SNI