APHC010700882025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 36277/2025 Between: 1. ANIMIREDDI RAMBABU, S/OA.KONDA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, RESIDENT OFC-12 (1), GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 2. RUTHALA RAJUBABU,, S/O ERRINAIDU, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS. RESIDENT OF C-26, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 3. MAKIREDDI BENNANAIDU,, S/O M.SIMHACHALAM, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS. RESIDENT OF 2-70, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 4. RUTTALA RAJUBABU,, S/O R.APPALA SWAMI, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS. RESIDENT OF C-48/1, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 5. ANIMIREDDI RAMANA,, S/O A.SANYASI, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS. RESIDENT OF C-11, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 6. POLIREDDI NOOKARAJU,, S/O P.KANNALU, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS. RESIDENT OF C-116, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 7. KILAPARTHI APPALA NAIDU,, S/O K.MUSILI, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS. RESIDENT OF H.NO. 10-10/1, GABBADA VILLAGE NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 8. ANIMIREDDY POTHURAJU,, S/O BENNI NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 67 2 YEARS. RESIDENT OF C-14/1, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 9. RUTTALA PAPA RAO,, S/O R.NOOKANNA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS. RESIDENT OF H.NO. 1-141, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 10. RUTTALA APPALA NAIDU,, S/O KANNAYYA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RESIDENT OF H.NO. 1-129, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 11. KILLADA GANGARAJU,, S/O K.DEMUDU, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS. RESIDENT OF H.NO.C-2(2), GABBADA VILLAGE NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 12. MADDU THATABBAI,, S/O M.RAJULU, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, RESIDENT OF H.NO.C-196, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 13. PAMU APPALANAIDU,, S/O P.POTHURAJU, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS. RESIDENT OF C-4, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 14. BONTHU NOOKARAJU,, S/O B.NOOKANNA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RESIDENT OF C-115, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 15. MAKIREDDY APPALANAIDU,, S/O YERRINAIDU, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS. RESIDENT OF C-118, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 16. NIDRA APPALAKONDA,, S/O N.RAJULU, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, RESIDENT OF C-137, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT OF A.P., VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 522237 2. SOCIETY FOR ELIMINATION OF RURAL POVERTYSERP A P, 3 REPRESENTED BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO), 2ND FLOOR, NTR ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK, PNBS, VIJAYAWADA- 520001. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT, AT ANAKAPALLE.531001 4. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY(DRDA), ANAKAPALLI COLLECTORATE COMPLEX, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT.531001 5. MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MPDO, MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. 6. THE GABBADA GRAM PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY AND, WELFARE AND EDUCATION ASSISTANT, GABBADA VILLAGE, NARSIPATNAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531116 ...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 the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 2 to 5 in not paying old aged pension i.e.. Social Security Pension to the petitioners as per G.O.Ms.No. 174 Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (RD.I) Department dt 13.12.2019 and G.O.Ms.No. 43 Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (RD.I) Department dt 13.06.2024 is illegal, arbitrary unjust and violation of Art 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to release the old age pension along with arrears forthwith 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 grant interim orders directing the respondents 2 to 4 to pay monthly old age pension i.e.. Social Security Pension to the petitioners forthwith pending disposal of above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. T V SRI DEVI 4 Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. HARI BABU MAGULURI SC For SERP The Court made the following: ::ORDER :: Heard Sri Upendra, learned counsel representing Smt. T.V.Sridevi, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri P.Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayt Raj and Rural Development for the 1st respondent, Ms.Bhavya, learned counsel representing Sri M.Hari Babu, learned Standing counsel for respondents 2 and 4, Sri Sanjeev Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for the 3rd respondent and Sri Chaitanya, learned counsel representing Sri Y.Koteswara Rao, learned Standing counsel for the respondents 5 and 6. 2. The petitioners, sixteen in number, are residents of Gabbada Village, Narsipatnam Mandal, Anakapalle District, filed the above writ petition to declare the action of the respondents 2 to 5 in not paying the old age pension, i.e., Social Security Pension, in terms of G.O.Ms.No.174 Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (RD.I) Department, dated 1312.2019 and G.O.Ms.No.43 Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (RD.I) Department, dated 13.06.2024, as illegal and arbitrary. 3. All the petitioners asserted that the old age pension was sanctioned to them and they were paid for some time, and thereafter, the respondents 2 to 5 5 stopped the pension. Though they are eligible, without assigning any reason, respondents 2 to 5 stopped the pension. 4. Ms. Bhavya, learned counsel representing Sri Hari Babu, learned Standing counsel for the respondents 2 and 4, submitted the written instructions of the 5th respondent vide Rc.No.109/2025/JA dated 20.01.2026. 5. A perusal of the instructions, there is no dispute regarding the sanction of the pension to each of the petitioners. Since the petitioners failed to complete the e-KYC within the stipulated time, despite due intimation, the pension was kept on hold, as per the Government instructions in the year 2021 itself. 6. The petitioners did not approach the Grama/Ward Sachivalayam for completion of e-KYC or for restoration (rollback) of the pension. The Government has not provided any option for applying afresh for new pensions at present. Whenever the Government permits the option for applying for new pensions, the petitioners’ applications, if submitted, will be uploaded online and considered strictly as per the eligibility norms and the Government guidelines. In fact, the pension of the petitioners was kept on hold in the year 2021, and since then, they have not received any pension. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioners, in reply, would submit that the petitioners will approach the Grama/Ward Sachivalayam for completion of e- KYC. He would submit that the petitioners will make the necessary applications. 6 8. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, with the consent of all the learned counsel, without going into the merits of the matter, giving liberty to the petitioners to approach the Grama/Ward Sachivalayam for completion of e- KYC and also make applications seeking pension. If the petitioners make applications, the concerned authorities shall upload and consider them strictly in accordance with the Government orders. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 23.01.2026 SNI 7 131 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 36277 OF 2025 Date: 23.01.2026 SNI