APHC010117442026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 6993/2026 Between: 1. SANJEEV DATT KONAKANCHI, S/O. SAMBASIVARAOKONAKANCHI AGED 33 YEARS, R/O. 16-63/1, SIVALAYAM ROAD. FERRY, IBRAHIMPATNAM, NTR DISTRICT-521456 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. RIVER CONSERVATOR / EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND CAD DEPARTMENT, KRISHNA CENTRAL DIVISION, IRRIGATION COMPOUND, VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. AP CAPITAL REGION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 2 pleased toPleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction declaring the inaction of Respondent No.3 in taking up, hearing and disposing of my statutory appeal/representation dated 28.02.2025 Lr.No.EE/KC/MC/200M dated 07.02.2025 against the order in as illegal, arbitrary, irrational, unreasonable and violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and defeating the very purpose of the appeal procedure prescribed under Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Rivers Conservancy Act, 1884 and to consequently direct the Respondent No.3 to appeal/representation dated 28.02.2025 against the dispose statutory order Lr.No.EE/KC/MC/200M dated 07.02.2025, within a fixed time frame after calling for the entire record including the joint inspection report/committee report, and after affording me an opportunity of personal hearing, by passing a reasoned speaking order in accordance with law and 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 pleased to direct the Respondent No. 4, to consider interim protective measures to prevent further erosion pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. JAVVAJI SARATH CHANDRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 3. S PRANATHI 3 The Court made the following ORDER: To declare the inaction of respondent No.3 in taking up, hearing and disposing of the petitioner’s statutory appeal/representation dated 28.02.2025 against the order in Lr.No.EE/KC/MC/200M dated 07.02.2025 as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Ms.M.Abhigna, learned counsel representing Sri Javvaji Sarath Chandra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Venkata Satyanarayana, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, submitted that a joint survey has already been conducted and the District Collector is ready to dispose of the case, and prayed to pass appropriate orders. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner requested to record the said instructions and dispose of the writ petition. 5. Perused the record and considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties. 6. The relief sought is innocuous; as such, this Court, without inviting any counter, is inclined to dispose of the writ petition by passing the following order:- “The District Collector-respondent No.3 is directed to consider and dispose of the petitioner’s statutory appeal/representation dated 28.02.2025, in accordance with law by hearing all the parties concerned within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 7. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. 4 As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 23.03.2026. JLV 5 240 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 6993/2026 Date: 23.03.2026 JLV