Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : 30.06.2026 Date of uploading : 09.07.2026 APHC010115782023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3573] TUESDAY, THE 30th DAY OF JUNE 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI WRIT PETITION NO: 5869/2023 Between: 1. BATHI NANDINI, W/O. SATTIBABU, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/O. 3-6, RAMALAYAM STREET, WEST GONAGUDEM, KORUKONDA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2. KOMALI HARITHADEVI, D/O. SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, R/O.1-57, RADHAKRISHNA NAGAR, WEST GONAGUDEM, KORUKONDA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, (MDL-I) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, RAJ AMAHENDRAVARAM. 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR GVWV AND VSWSD, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, , KORUKONDA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. WEST GONAGUDEM PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY KORUKONDA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI 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 more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in issuing the impugned proceedings Rc.No.C/1/2021 dated.25.02.2023 in Removing/Terminating the petitioners from service as arbitrary, illegal and in violation of the petitioner's rights under Article 14, 16, 21 of the Constitution of India and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents 2 to 4 to continue the services of the petitioners as Village Volunteers in West Gonagudem Grama Ward Sachivalayam, Korukonda Mandal, East Godavari District, and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 respondents 2 to 4 to continue the services of the petitioners as Village Volunteers in West Gonagudem Grama Ward Sachivalayam, Korukonda Mandal, East Godavari District, by suspending the proceedings Rc.No.C/1/2021 dated 25.02.2023 issued by the 4th respondent pending disposal of the above Writ petition and pass such IA NO: 2 OF 2023 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 delete the Respondent No.1 as Principal Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, AP Secretariat buildings, Amaravathi, Guntur from the above W.P.No.5869 of 2023 and to pass IA NO: 3 OF 2023 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 implead the proposed respondent i.e. State of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Gram Volunteers/Ward Volunteers and Village Secretariats/Ward Secretariats, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District, as Respondent No.6 in the Writ Petition and the interlocutory application Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. Y SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP for Village and Ward Secretariats 3. G SRINIVASULA REDDY (SC FOR ZPP MPP AND GP SERVICES) The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI WRIT PETITION No:5869 OF 2023 ORDER: This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is filed seeking the following prayer: “…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in issuing the impugned proceedings Rc.No.C/1/2021 dated.25.02.2023 in Removing/Terminating the petitioners from service as arbitrary, illegal and in violation of the petitioner's rights under Article 14, 16, 21 of the Constitution of India and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents 2 to 4 to continue the services of the petitioners as Village Volunteers in West Gonagudem Grama Ward Sachivalayam, Korukonda Mandal, East Godavari District, and pass such…” 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petition may be disposed of, since the relief sought for in this Writ Petition has become infructuous and no further orders are necessary. 3. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents is in attendance. 4. Recording the above said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. Interim Orders granted if any, shall stand vacated. ___________________________ JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI Dated: 30.06.2026 M K K Whether the order is: Speaking  Reasoned Reportable Non-reportable  168 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI Writ Petition No.5869 of 2023 Dated: 30.06.2026 M K K