APHC010721582025 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: 36839/2025 Between: 1. KOTAPATI SUBBAMMA, W/O YANADAIAH, AGED 59 YEARS, OCC SURPANCH OF PENAGALUR GRAM PANCHAYAT R/O. H.NO. 2-28, INDLURU HARIZANAWADA, INDLURU VILLAGE, H/O. PENAGALUR VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 2. DEPURU CHINNA VENGAL REDDY,, S/O. GOPAL REDDY, AGED 58 YEARS, OCC VICE SURPANCH OF PENAGALUR GRAM PANCHAYAT, R/O. H.NO.2/198, SATTUPALLI, INDLURU VILLAGE, PENAGALUR MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT -522238. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 2 522501. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTORPANCHAYAT WING, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT AT RAYACHOTY- 516269. 4. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT AT RAYACHOTY -516269. 5. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, RAJAMPETA REVENUE DIVISION, RAJAMPETA, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT-516115. 6. THE DIVISIONAL PANCHAYAT OFFICER, MPDO OFFICE, PENAGALUR VILLAGE, PENAGALUR MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT - 516127. 7. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY CUM EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY, PENAGALUR GRAM PANCHAYAT, PENAGALUR MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT - 516127. ...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 topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in proceeding with the trifurcation of Penagalur Gram Panchayat into three separate Gram Panchayats, inspite of the unanimous rejection by the Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat Board Resolutions on 24.12.2025, as illegal, irregular. arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, violation of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to stop all the all proceedings, proposals, memos. If any acts relating to the trifurcation of Penagalur Gram Panchayat 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 3 petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to issue interim direction to the Respondents to consider the Gram Sabha and Board Resolution of Penagalur Gram Panchayat dated 24.12.2025 and stop the Proposal of trifurcation of Penagalur Gram Panchayat into three separate Gram Panchayats and pending final orders in the Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. RAJENDRA C Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER: Sri Chandragiri Rajendra, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present writ petition with a liberty to file fresh writ petition. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications pending, if any in the Writ Petition, shall also stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 05.01.2026 ANS 4 201 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 36839/2025 Date: 05.01.2026 ANS