APHC010190762026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] FRIDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 10854/2026 Between: 1. E.ANJANAYLU, C/O E.GANGULAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O 11-68, VEERAPPA GARIPALLI, OBULADEVARACHERUVU, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT.515531 2. D. CHENNAKESAVULU, S/O D.GANGULAPPA,AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O 7-C-1, SESAIAHGARIPALLI VILLAGE, OBULADEVARACHERUVU MANDAL, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT. 3. U. CHANDRA SHEKAR, S/O U. VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O 10, VANUKUVARIPALLI -VILLAGE, OBULADEVARACHERUVU MANDAL, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT. 4. A. GANGULAPPA, S/O A. VENKATAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O 7-128, SESAIAHGARIPALLI VILLAGE, OBULADEVARACHERUVU MANDAL, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT. 5. J. VENKATA NARAYANNA, S/O CHINNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O 12-3-C, DIGUVAPALLI VILLAGE, OBULADEVARACHERUVU MANDAL, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT. 6. K. VIJAY KUMAR, S/O K. CHINA ANJIAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O 10-20B, JAMMULA VANDHAPALLI VILLAGE, OBULADEVARACHERUVU MANDAL, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT 7. P.RANGANAYAKULU, S/O POOJARIRANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O 4/88 MAIN ROAD, MALAKAVARI PALLI, SURAMPALLI (V) SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT 2 8. D.CHALAPATHY, AGED S/O PEDDA SUBBANNA ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O 13-108, BATHINAPALLI, OBULADEVARACHERUVUMANDAL, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT 9. M. ANJANEYULU, S/O M. VENKATARAMANA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O 1/, RAMIREDDIPALLI VILLAGE, OBULADEVARACHERUVU MANDAL, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ROADS AND BUILDINGS SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, R AND B, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT. 3. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NHAI PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT KADAPA ANDHRA PRADESH . ...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 an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent authorities in threatening to remove/dismantle the Statute of Sri Vadde Obanna in the middle of the Service Road on the Divider at Obuladevara Cheruvu village and Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh, without following due process of law without there being any hindrance caused to anybody, without following the due process of Law, as being illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional, and consequently direct the respondent authorities not to take any coercive steps without following the due process of Law 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 direct the respondents herein not to remove the Statute of 3 Sri Vadde Obanna in the middle of the Service Road on the Divider at Obuladevara Cheruvu village and Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition, Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. V BABY RANI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ROADS BUILDINGS 2. CHAUDHARY AND CHAUDHARY ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS LAW FIRM The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri M.S.P.Reddy, learned counsel representing Smt.V.Baby Rani, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present writ petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 19th June, 2026 RKS