APHC010041482026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 2390 OF 2026 Between: 1. N GOVINDA RAO, S/O. PAIDIBABU, AGED ABOUT YEARS, R/O. D.NO.3-339, MAKAVARAM VILLAGE, ANAKAPALLI MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522237 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, ANAKAPALLII, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT.531001 3. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, ANAKAPALLI, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531001 4. THE MAKAVARAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, ANAKAPALLI MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT.531032 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N SRIHARI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2 SRS, J W.P.No.2390 of 2026 The Court made the following order: Heard Sri N.Srihari, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri P.Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, appearing for respondents 1 to 3 and Sri P.Chaitanya, learned counsel representing Sri Y.Koteswara Rao, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 4th respondent. 2. Apprehending the demolition of the structure with Assessment No.339, D.No.3-339, Makavaram Village, Anakapalli Mandal, without following due process by the 4th respondent, the petitioner filed the above writ petition. 3. Sri N.Srihari, learned counsel for the petitioner, would contend that the petitioner is the absolute owner of the house bearing D.No.3-339. The petitioner acquired the property by virtue of a registered document dated 10.06.2021, filed as Ex.P8. He submitted that without issuing any notice, the 4th respondent sought to demolish the structure. 4. Sri P. Chaitanya, learned counsel representing Sri Y. Koteswara Rao, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 4th respondent, submitted written instructions of the 4th respondent. A perusal of the instructions indicates that the 4th respondent neither issued notice nor tried to dispossess the petitioner. The instructions are made part of the record. 5. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, directing the 4th respondent not to take 3 SRS, J W.P.No.2390 of 2026 coercive steps concerning the house D.No.3-339, Makavaram Village, Anakapalli Mandal, without due process of law. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 28.01.2026 BSK 4 SRS, J W.P.No.2390 of 2026 80 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 2390 OF 2026 Date: 28.01.2026 BSK