RUDRAVARAPU GANGADHAR v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
WP/30885/2025 · 2026-03-02
Battu Devanand, Subhendu Samanta
Original Suitbody2026
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APHC010591452025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3565] TUESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA WRIT PETITION NO: 30885/2025 Between:
1. RUDRAVARAPU GANGADHAR, S/O R. GOVINDU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, FLAT NUMBER 404, TOWER C6 , SUPER TECH ECO VILLAGE, -2 GREATER NOIDA WEST, DISTRICT GAUTAM BUDHA NAGAR UTTAR PRADESH- UP 201318,
...PETITIONER AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LAW DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, A.P.
2. ANDHRA PRADESH STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY APSLSA, REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY, CITY CIVIL COURT COMPLEX, VIJAYAWADA. 3. DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY, KAKINADA (EAST GODAVARI), REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DISTRICT COURT COMPLEX, KAKINADA. 4. SMT RUDRAVARAPU LAKSHMI, W/O R. GOVINDU, R/O D.NO. 2- 296, PLOT NO.LO, PHASE-LL,
SKS MEGA TOWNSHIP, GANGANAPALLI, KAKINADA RURAL, EAST GODAVARI. 5. SRI RUDRAVARAPU GOVINDU, S/O NOT KNOWN, R/O D.NO. 2- 296, PLOT NO.LO, PHASE-LL,
SKS MEGA TOWNSHIP,
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GANGANAPALLI, KAKINADA RURAL, EAST GODAVARI. ...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 of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction quashing the Lok Adalat Award dated 07-11-2020 passed in O.S. No.140/2019, on the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Kakinada (recorded in the Lok Adalat), as having been procured by impersonation and fraud and hence a nullity and also declare that the said award does not bind the Petitioner and stands non est, there being no genuine consent of the Petitioner and Pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 Respondents 2 and 3 (APSLSA/DLSA) to conduct a limited inquiry into the alleged impersonation in the Lok Adalat proceedings and to preserve/produce the original compromise papers, attendance sheets, and identification documents relied upon in the Lok Adalat on 07-11-2020.
And pass IA NO: 2 OF 2025 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 stay the operation of the Lok Adalat Award dated 07-11-2020 passed in O.S. No. 140/2019, on the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Kakinada (recorded in the Lok Adalat), 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 to permit the petitioner to withdraw W.P. No. 30885 of 2025 as not pressed, with liberty to work out appropriate remedies in accordance with law, without entering into the merits of the matter, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. V.RAVINDHAR Counsel for the Respondent(S):
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1. S. LAKSHMINARAYANA REDDY (SC FOR APSLSA)
2. JOSYULA BHASKARA RAO
3. GP FOR LAW LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS The Court made the following:
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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA
I.A.No.1 of 2026 IN/AND W.P.NO.30885 of 2025 COMMON ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Battu Devanand)
I.A.No.1 of 2026 is filed seeking to permit the petitioner to withdraw this Writ Petition with a liberty to work out appropriate remedies in accordance with law. 2. Mr G.V.Sarma, learned counsel appears on behalf of learned counsel for the petitioner on record and sought permission of this Court to withdraw this Writ Petition with a liberty to work out appropriate remedies in accordance with law. 3. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, we are inclined to dismiss the Writ Petition as withdrawn without granting liberty. 4. Accordingly, I.A.No.01 of 2026 is allowed, permitting the petitioner to withdraw this Writ Petition. Consequently, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. 5
As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND
_____________________________ JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA
Dated: 03.03.2026 TM
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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA
W.P.No.30885 of 2025
Dated: 03.03.2026 TM