SATTANAPALLI ARTHURUSAIMON v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
WP/25539/2024 · 2026-06-30
K Sreenivasa Reddy
body2026
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Date of pronouncement : 01.07.2026 Date of uploading : 06.07.2026 APHC010493922024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] WEDNESDAY, THE 1st DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 25539/2024 Between:
1. SATTANAPALLI ARTHURUSAIMON, S/O. S. YESOBU, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, MPP ( MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD PRESIDENT), GOSPADU MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,
SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT
3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NANDYAL DISTRICT, NANDYAL
4. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, NANDYAL DISTRICT, NANDYAL. 5. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING OFFICER, NANDYAL, NANDYAL 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
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pleased to issue a writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent District Collector in issuing the impugned
administrative orders vide No. 175/A1/NDL/MGNREGS-Works/2024,
dated 10.09.2024 in granting administrative sanction of MGNREGS works in the Nandyal Assembly Constituency without consultation/participation of Gram Panchayats, Mandal Parishads and Zilla Parishads as required under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 , annual master circular 2024-2025 1242345/CPR and RD/EGS/PM-SP/2020, dated and circular No. 14.08.2024 of the 2nd respondent and further action of the respondents in proceeding to entrust the said works to the private vendors instead of Grampanchayats as illegal, arbitrary apart from capricious and consequently set aside the aforesaid impugned orders of the 3rd respondent dated 10.09.2024 with a further direction to the respondents to identify the works strictly as per the aforesaid rules and regulations and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 pleased to suspend the operation of the impugned administrative orders of the 3rd respondent vide No. 175/A1/NDL/MGNREGS-Works/2024, dated 10.09.2024,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 Pleased to vacate the interim orders granted on 29.01.2025 in WP No. 25539 of 2024 in the interest of justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. K RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. ADDL ADVOCATE GENERAL
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY W.P.NO. 25539 OF 2024
This Court made the following
ORDER:
Pursuant to the letter dated 29.06.2026 addressed by Sri K. Rathanga Pani Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, to the Registry, this writ petition is listed today under the caption “for withdrawal”.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition.
3. Permission is accorded.
4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs.
Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed.
_______________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY,J
DT: 01.07.2026 krk
Whether the order is : Speaking Yes / Reasoned No Reportable No / Non-Reportable Yes
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY 53
W.P.NO.25539 OF 2024
krk DT: 01.07.2026