APHC010581972024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 30448/2024 Between: 1. MEKALA RAGHURAMAIAH, S/O. MEKALA PULLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/O RAMPALLI VILLAGE, CHAGALAMARRI MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT,. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NANDYAL DISTRICT, NANDYAL. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, NANDYAL REVENUE DIVISION, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHASILDAR, CHAGALAMARRI MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENTOF POLICE, NANDYAL DISTRICT, NANDYAL. 6. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALLAGADDA RURAL CIRCLE, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 7. THE SUBINSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHAGALAMARRI POLICE STATION, CHAGALAMARRI MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 2 8. RAMPALLI GARAM PANCHAYAT, CHAGALAMARRI MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT REP., BY ITS SECRETARY. 9. KATASANI RAMI REDDY, S/O ANKI REDDY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, OCC REAL ESTATE, R/O. RAMPALLI VILLAGE, CHAGALAMARRI MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 10. TALARI RAMESH, S/O PEDDA RAMUDU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC SCULPTOR, R/O SILPAKALA MANDIR, NANDYAL ROAD, ALLAGADDA TOWN MANDAL, NANDYAL 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 to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents No.2 and 5 in not considering the representation filed by the petitioner along with their villagers, requesting to take immediate action against the illegal demolition by the respondent No.9 and construction of the Ramalayam Temple in Sy.No.276 Rampalli Village, Chagalamarri Mandal, Nandyal District on his own as if the same is belong to him and also not considering to form a Village-Level Committee for the lawful construction of the Ramalayam Temple with the participation and contributions of all villagers, as arbitrary, illegal, contrary to the well- established legal principles apart from being violative of the fundamental and the Constitutional rights guaranteed to him under Articles 14, 19, 25 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No.2 to 5 to consider representation, dated 18.11.2024 and take immediate steps to form a Village-Level Committee which will oversee the construction of the Ramalayam Temple with the involvement, consent and contributions of all villagers and to prevent any further illegal construction or alteration of the temple site by any individual or group without the approval of the village committee 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 3 be pleased to direct the respondents No.2 to 5 to consider the representation, dated 18.11.2024 and take immediate steps to form a village-level committee that will oversee the construction of the Ramalayam Temple with the involvement, consent, and contributions of all villagers and pass IA NO: 2 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 to direct the respondent No.2 to 7, to prevent any further illegal construction or alteration of the Temple site in Sy.No.276 of Rampalli Village, Chagalamarri Mandal, Nandyal District by the respondents No.8 & 9, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V R REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS 4. THATHIREDDY ASHOK SRIVASTAVA 5. Mattegunta Sudhir, Standing Counsel For Z.P.Ps, M.P.Ps, Gram Panchayats The Court made the following: 4 ORDER: Sri V.R.Reddy Kovvuri, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter has been settled out of Court amicably and nothing remains for adjudication. As such, the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 05th January, 2026 RKS