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2026 DAILYLAW 27762 (AP)

GANGURU GAYATHRI v. THE STATE OF AP

WP/36740/2025 · 2026-01-30

Ravi Cheemalapati

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APHC010706462025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] SATURDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 36740/2025 Between: 1. GANGURU GAYATHRI, W/O G HARI PRASAD, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/O D.NO.26-4034, TARAKA RAMA NAGAR, KARAKAMBADI VILLAGE, RENIGUTNA MANDAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PANCHAYAT RAJ WING, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT, TIRUPATHI. 3. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT, TIRUPATHI. 4. THE KARAKAMBADI GRAM PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, KARAKAMBADI, RENIGUTNA MANDAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. 5. K DHANA LAKSHMI, W/O K MADAVA RAO, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O FLAT NO.209, LASHYA APARTMENTS, KARAKAMBADI VILLAGE, OPPOSITE TO KATTAPUTTALMAMMA TEMPLE, RENIGUTNA MANDAL, 2 TIRUPATHI 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, especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondent No.4 herein in mutating the of the Respondent No.5 herein pertaining to house bearing D.No.26-4034, Taraka Rama Nagar, Karakambadi Village, Renigutna Mandal, Tirupathi District, by deleting petitioner name, without issuing any notice is under any of the Acts in vogue, is illegal, arbitrary, violative of Principles of Natural Justice, Provisions of Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and the Rules made their under and Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the mutation made by the Respondent No.4, in the name of the Respondent No.5, pertaining to house bearing D.No.26-4034, Taraka Rama Nagar, Karakambadi Village. Renigutna Mandal, Tirupathi District 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 Suspend the mutation made by the Respondent No.4, in the name of the Respondent No.5 pertaining to house bearing D.No.26- 4034, Taraka Rama Nagar, Karakambadi Village, Renigutna Mandal, Tirupathi District, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T V JAGGI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. HANUMANTHA RAO VELLALACHERVU The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: To declare the action of the 4th respondent in mutating the name of the 5th respondent pertaining to house bearing D.No.26-4034, Taraka Rama Nagar, Karakambadi Village, Renigunta Mandal, Tirupathi District, by deleting the name of the petitioner, without issuing notice, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. Sri K.Satyanandam, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition, accordingly, prayed to close the writ petition. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 31st January, 2026 RKS