APHC010104362026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] MONDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 5778/2026 Between: 1. CHELLUBOYINA RAMISETTI, S/O. VEERAMSETTI, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O. BOBBANAPALLI VILLAGE, VEERAVASARAM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY, ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMAVARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.-522238 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, , (PANCHAYAT WING), BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.- 534201 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, BHIMAVARAM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.- 534201 4. THE TAHSILDAR, VEERAVASARAM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.- 534245 5. THE SECRETARY, ,BOBBANAPALLI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, VEERAVASARAM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. - 534245 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DRAINAGE DIVISION, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. - 534245 7. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DRAINAGE SUB- DIVISION, DRAINAGE SUB DIVISION , PALAKOL, WEST p. 2 GODAVARI DISTRICT.-534260 8. GUDALA RAMU, S/O. NARAYAMURTHY, AGE MAJOR, R/O SETTIBALIJA PALEM, PALAKOLLU MANDAL. WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. A.P PIN 534245 9. CHINTAPALLI VASU, S/O SUBBA RAYUDU, AGED 40 ABOUT R/O OPP WATER TANK, SETTIBALIJA PALEM, PALAKOLLU MANDAL. WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. A.P PIN 534245 10. CHINTAPALLI RAMAPANDU, S/O CHINAMUSALAYYA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O NEAR BY KANAKADURGA TEMPLE, SETTI BALIJAPALEM , PALAKOLLU MANDAL WESTGODAVARI DISTRICT A.P, PIN 534245 ...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 writ, or direction especially one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondent No. 3 in issuing endorsement vide L.P No. 1353/2025 date 02.09.2025 in permitting and allowing the unofficial respondents unauthorisized burial ground in adjacent to the petitioners land as illegal arbitrary and violation of rule 26 of Andhra Pradesh Gram panchayat land development (Layout out and building) rules , 2002 and GO Ms no. 376 dated 29-11-2012 and violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently to direct the respondents No. 4 and 5 to remove the illegal encroachments of existing land of Village Drinking Water Tank (Cheruvu Poramboku land) for burrial activity in Gutlapadu Village Bhimavaram Mandal West Godavari District and to 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 to direct respondent No. 4 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 01 -09-2025 and 25-08-2025 given it for illegal encroachments for use of burrial activity in the existing Village Drinking Water Tank (Cheruvu Poramboku land) situated in Sy No. 440-2 of Gutlapadu Village, Bhimavaram Mandal, West Godavari District pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass p. 3 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DWARAMPUDI SAVITHRI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to file a fresh writ petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn giving liberty as prayed for. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date : 02.03.2026 TVN p. 4 96 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.5778 OF 2026 Date : 02.03.2026 TVN