Date of reserved for orders : ----------- Date of pronouncement : 24.06.2026 Date of uploading : 04.07.2026 APHC010290162026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 15236/2026 Between: 1. THOTA BALA SATYANARAYANA, S/O. VENKATA RAO, AGED 60 YEARS, BUSINESS, R/O.D.NO.107, STREET NO. 421, TEKKE MITTA, SPSR NELLORE TOWN SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522237. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE OFFICE MARUTHI NAGAR, BHIMAVARAM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 534208. 3. THE CHAIRPERSON, ELURU URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SANIVARAPU PETA, ELURU CHANDRAGUPTA COLONY, LUNANI NAGAR, ELURU, ANDHRA PRADESH - 534005. 4. THE DISTRICT TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING OFFICER, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM. NEAR KALANIKETHAN, RAMACHANDRA RAO PET, ELURU ANDHRA PRADESH - 534002. 5. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, R.D.O'S OFFICE 2 SRK, J WP.No.15236 of 2026 BHIMVARAM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT JP ROAD, LOSARI ROAD, BALUSUMUDI, BHIMAVARAM, ANDHRA PRADESH - 534202. 6. THE TAHSILDAR, VEERAVASARAM MANDAL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT - 534245. 7. THE GRAM PANCHAYAT NAVUDURU, REP. BY ITS SARPANCH VEERAVASARAM MANDAL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT - 534245. 8. THE GRAM PANCHAYAT NAVUDURU, REP. BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY VEERAVASARAM MANDAL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT - 534245. 9. KOPPULA THULASI VANI, W/O. VENKATESWARA RAO AGED 51 YEARS, HOUSE WIFE, H/O. PUPPALA NAGESWARA RAO R.T.C. REQUEST STOP BACK SIDE BOMMIDAYAGUNTA BHIMVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 10. SABBELLA SURANNA BABU, S/O. VEERA RAGHAVA REDDY AGED 65 YEARS. BUSINESS, D.NO.10-94, GOLLALA MAMIDADA PEDAPUDI MANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT 11. GUNISETTI APPALA SATYANARAYANA GUPTA, S/O. LATE. SUBBA RAO AGED 56 YEARS. BUSINESS, R/O. D.NO.24-6-3/3, FLAT NO.201, KOMATI HEIGHTS, PEDA GANTYADA, VINAYAKA NAGAR, VISAKHAPATNAM. 12. SMT GUNISETTI LALITHA, W/O.GUNISETTI APPALA SATYANARAYANA GUPTA AGED 51 YEARS. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. D.NO.24-6-3/3, FLAT NO.201,KOMATI HEIGHTS, PEDA GANTYADA, VINAYAKA NAGAR, VISAKHAPATNAM. 13. KANUMURI PRASAD, S/O. SURYANARAYANA RAJU AGED 47 YEARS, LANSUM OXYGEN TOWERS, 35TH FLOOR, FLAT NO.3504 , R/O. P AND T COLONY POST RESAPUVANI PALEM, VISAKHAPATNAM ...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 pleased to issue writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the actions of official Respondents 3 SRK, J WP.No.15236 of 2026 Nos.2,3,4,Sand 6 are ill-legal and arbitrary, consequently direct the offical Respondents Nos.3,4 refuse to grant main layout permission, direct the Respondents Nos. 6 and 7 refuse to grant individual building plans to the petitioner's land an extent of A.C.0-20 cents out of A.C.72 cents in R.S.No.84,the present Adangal R.S.No.84-3A-2 situated at Navuduru Village, Navuduru Gram Panchayat Limits, Veeravasaram Mandal, West Godavari District and pass such 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 may be pleased to Direct the Officeial Respondents Nos.2,5,6,7 and 8 not to allow the Unofficial Respondents No.9 to 13 to cause damage to the petitoner's land an extent of A.C.0-20 cents out of A.C.72 cents in R.S.No.84, presently as per Adangal R.S.No.84- 3A-2 and water bodies abutting to the petitoner's land an extent of A.C.0-20 cents out of A.C.72 cents in R.S.No.84, presently as per Adangal R.S.No.84-3A-2 situated at Navuduru Village, Navuduru Gram Panchayat Limits, Veeravasaram Mandal, West Godavari District, till the disposal of CivI suit in O.S.No.39/2023 on the file II Additional Junior Civil Judge's Court, Bhimvaram, West Godavari District and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PECHATHY RANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 4 SRK, J WP.No.15236 of 2026 O R D E R The present Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief:- “…to issue writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the actions of official Respondents Nos.2,3,4 and 6 are ill-legal and arbitrary, consequently direct the official Respondents Nos.3 and 4 refuse to grant main layout permission, direct the Respondents Nos. 6 and 7 refuse to grant individual building plans to the petitioner's land an extent of A.C.0-20 cents out of A.C.72 cents in R.S.No.84,the present Adangal R.S.No.84-3A-2 situated at Navuduru Village, Navuduru Gram Panchayat Limits, Veeravasaram Mandal, West Godavari District and pass such other order.”. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development and the learned Standing Counsel for Gram Panchayat. 3. In the present Writ Petition, the petitioner challenges the action of Respondent Nos.2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 in not considering the notices dated 20.04.2026 and 27.04.2026 of the petitioner herein seeking refusal of grant of layout plan in respect of the land in R.S.Nos.84, 84-3A, 84-A-2 situated at Navuduru Village, Navuduru Gram Panchayat Limits. 4. Though the petitioner made several contentions in the writ affidavit, during hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner limited his request to the extent of directing the respondent authorities to consider the representations/ notices dated 20.04.2026 and 27.04.2026 submitted by the petitioner to the official respondents. 5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development submits that appropriate action would be taken on the representations/notices dated 20.04.2026 and 27.04.2026 submitted by the petitioner, if any, pending with the respondent-authorities. 6. In view of the submissions made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, this Court is of the opinion that it is not necessary to adjudicate upon the truth or otherwise of the allegations made in the Writ Petition. This Court is 5 SRK, J WP.No.15236 of 2026 conscious of the dictum laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in The Government of India v. P. Venkatesh1, wherein the Hon’ble Apex Court held that such orders may make for a quick or easy disposal of cases in overburdened adjudicatory institutions. But, they do no service to the cause of justice. However, the authorities are bound to act upon the representation/notice submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law, within the time bound manner. Having regard to the fact that the learned counsel for the petitioner has himself confined the relief sought to a direction to the respondent authorities to consider and dispose of the representations/notices dated 20.04.2026 and 27.04.2026, this Court finds no other appropriate course, in the facts and circumstances of the case, except to issue such a direction. 7. Accordingly, instead of going into merits of the case, this Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondent authorities to dispose of the representations/notices dated 20.04.2026 and 27.04.2026 submitted by the petitioner, if any pending with them, in accordance with law, within a period of four (4) weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Date: 24.06.2026. MS Whether the order is: Speaking ☑ Reasoned Reportable Non-reportable ☑ 1 2019 (8) SCALE 544 6 SRK, J WP.No.15236 of 2026 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No:15236 of 2026 Date: 24.06.2026 MS