APHC010275062021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] TUESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 15990/2021 Between: 1. B DEVADASS, BALANTHA DEVADASS, S/O SUNDERA RAO, ADVOCATE, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O SANAGAPADU VILLAGE NUGANCHIPROLU MANDALAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, THULLURU MANDALAM, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYATH RAJ OFFICER, THE DISTRICT PANCHAYATH RAJ OFFICER, KRISHNA AT MACHILIPATNAM 3. THE MANDAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, THE MANDALA DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, PENUGANCHIPROLU MANDALAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE VILLAGE SECRETARY, THE VILLAGE SECRETARY, PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT, O/O VILLAGE SECRETARIATE OFFICE, SANAGAPADU VILLAGE, PENUGANCHIPROLU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. THE SARPANCH, THE SARPANCH, SANAGAPADU VILLAGE, 0/O VILLAGE SECRETARIATE, SANAGAPADU VILLAGE, PENUGANCHIPROLU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 2 ...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, order or direction mere particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th and 5th respondents which was not raising house taxes from 2017 to 2021 as being illegal arbitrary and violative of Art 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and subsequently direct the respondents 4 and 5 to raise the house tax for from 2017 to 2021 and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 receive the copy application made under RTI Act, copy of First Appeal, information received form authority concern under RTI Act, Copy of Possession Certificate and 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 to grant leave to the petitioner herein/respondent No.4 in WP.No. 15990 of 2021 to file counter affidavit in the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MANIKANTESWARA RAO KOTHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. Yarraguntla.Koteswara Rao,Standing Counsel For Zilla Praja Parishads,Mandal Praja Parishads and Gra 2. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following: ::ORDER:: Sri Manikanteswara Rao Kotha, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and hence, the same is now rendered infructuous. 3 2. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous petitions shall stand closed. ______________________ SUBBA REDDY SATTI, J Dated: 20.01.2026 SNI 4 147 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.15990 of 2021 Dated: 20.01.2026 SNI