APHC010254982023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH THURSDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 14162/2023 Between: 1. MULLANGI SIVA KRISHNA REDDY,, S/O. CHENNA KRISHNA REDDY, AGE . 35 YEARS,R/O. D.NO. 4 KALUZUVVALAPADU POST, KONAKANAMITLA MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT ONGOLE. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KANIGIRI REVENUE DIVISION, KANIGIRI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, KONAKANAMITLA MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 6. THE CHAIRMAN, WATERSHED COMMITTEE, VILLAGE, KALUZUVVALAPADU POST, KONAKANAMITLA MANDAL, 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 14162/2023 MULLANGI SIVA KRISHNA REDDY,, S/O. CHENNA KRISHNA REDDY, AGE . 35 YEARS,R/O. D.NO. 4-75, GARLADINNE VILLAGE, KALUZUVVALAPADU POST, KONAKANAMITLA MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT ONGOLE. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KANIGIRI REVENUE DIVISION, KANIGIRI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. THE TAHSILDAR, KONAKANAMITLA MANDAL, PRAKASAM THE CHAIRMAN, WATERSHED COMMITTEE, VILLAGE, KALUZUVVALAPADU POST, KONAKANAMITLA MANDAL, RC,J W.P.No.14162 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] THURSDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI MULLANGI SIVA KRISHNA REDDY,, S/O. CHENNA KRISHNA 75, GARLADINNE VILLAGE, KALUZUVVALAPADU POST, KONAKANAMITLA MANDAL, ...PETITIONER STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT ONGOLE. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KANIGIRI REVENUE THE TAHSILDAR, KONAKANAMITLA MANDAL, PRAKASAM THE CHAIRMAN, WATERSHED COMMITTEE, GARLADINNE VILLAGE, KALUZUVVALAPADU POST, KONAKANAMITLA MANDAL, RC,J W.P.No.14162 of 2023 2 PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 7. THE PROJECT OFFICER, WATER CONSERVATION PROJECT (PMKSY 2.0), RAYAVARAM VILLAGE, MARKAPUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 8. GARLADINNE GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY-CUM-PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GARLADINNE VILLAGE, KALUZUVVALAPADU POST, KONAKANAMITLA MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...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 topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of respondents on my representation dated 06.04.2023, submitted for reconstitution of Watershed Development Committee for Garladinne Village by conducting Grama Sabha for effective implementation of project Scheme of New Generation Watershed Development Projects (WDCPMKSY 2.0) initiated by Government of India by dissolving illegal and irregular constitution of Watershed Development Committee for Garladinne Village through which object of scheme under WDCPMKSY 2.0 is being exploited and its funds are being misused by a segment of people, as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, violative of Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation and offends Article 14 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to desolve the illegally and irregularly constituted existing Watershed Development Committee for Garladinne Village and reconstitute a New Watershed Development Committee for Garladinne Village by conducting Grama Sabha by following due process of law and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 to respond and initiate necessary action on petitioner's representation dated 06.04.2023, submitted for reconstitution of Watershed Development Committee for Garladinne Village by conducting Grama Sabha for effective implementation of project Scheme of New Generation Watershed Development Projects (WDCPMKSY 2.0) initiated by Government of India by dissolving illegal and irregular constitution of RC,J W.P.No.14162 of 2023 3 Watershed Development Committee for Garladinne Village, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 receive the Reply copies on record by allowing the leave petition in the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SIVA SANKARA RAO BORRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following: ORDER Sri M.Prasad Babu, learned counsel, representing Sri Siva Sankar Rao Borra, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that cause in this writ petition no longer survives and the writ petition has become infructuous. 2. In view of the above submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI DATE: 8th day of January, 2026. RR