APHC010306472026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] FRIDAY, THE 24th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 15929/2026 Between: 1. CHINTAKAYALA SRINU, S/O VEERABBAI, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, RIO D.NO. 1-189, RAMALAYAM STREET, VAKALAPUDI VILLAGE, KAKINADA RURAL MANDAL, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER A N D 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522238. 2. THE COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KAKINADA- DISTRICT, KAKINADA - 533001. 3. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT - 533001. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, KAKINADA RURAL MANDAL, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT - 533001. 5. THE VAKALAPUDI GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP.BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, VAKALAPUDI VILLAGE, KAKINADA RURAL MANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT - 533005. 6. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, SARPAVARAM POLICE STATION KAKINADA DISTRICT - 533005. ...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 or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 5th Respondent in dumping garbage and waste material in the petitioners private land admeasuring Ac.4.05 cents in Sy.No.236 situated at Vakalapudi Village, Kakinada Rural Mandal, Kakinada District, without acquiring the same, without issuing any notice, without paying SRK, J W.P.No.15929 of 2026 2 compensation and without following due process of law and the consequential action of the 6th Respondent in interfering with the petitioners peaceful possession and enjoyment over the subject land, calling the petitioner to the police station, detaining him from morning to evening and threatening to foist false criminal cases against him for objecting to the illegal dumping of garbage, as illegal, arbitrary, high-handed, violative of principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents not to dump garbage or waste material in the petitioner's subject land, not to interfere with the petitioner's peaceful possession and enjoyment over the said land, and further direct the 6th Respondent not to harass the petitioner or call himto the police station or threaten him in connection with the petitioners lawful objection to the dumping of garbage in his private land, 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 to direct the respondents, more particularly the 5th Respondent, not to dump garbage or waste material in the petitioner's private land admeasuring Ac.4.05 cents in Sy.No.236 situated at Vakalapudi Village, Kakinada Rural Mandal, Kakinada District, and not to interfere with the petitioner's peaceful possession and enjoyment over the said land, and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR HOME 3. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: SRK, J W.P.No.15929 of 2026 3 O R D E R This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief: “….to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of 5th respondent in dumping garbage and waste material in the petitioner’s private land admeasuring Ac.4.05 cents in Sy.No.236 situated at Vakalapudi village, Kakinada Rural Mandal, Kakinada District, without acquiring the same, without issuing any notice, without paying compensation and without following due process of law and the consequential action of 6th respondent in interfering with the petitioner’s peaceful possession and enjoyment over the subject land, calling the petitioner to the police station, detaining him from morning to evening and threatening to foist false criminal cases against him for objecting to the illegal dumping of garbage, as illegal, arbitrary, high-handed and violative of the principles of natural justice and Articles 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents not to dump garbage or waste material in the petitioner’s subject land, not to interfere into the petitioner’s peaceful possession and enjoyment over the said land, and further direct 6th respondent not to harass the petitioner or call him to the police station or threaten him in connection with the petitioner’s lawful objection to the dumping of garbage in his private land, and pass such other order or orders …” 2. Grievance of the Writ Petitioner is that 5th respondent is dumping garbage and waste material in his private land admeasuring to an extent of Ac.4.05 cents in Sy.No.236 situated at Vakalapudi Village, Kakinada Rural Mandal, Kakinada District, without acquisition, without notice, without payment of compensation and without following due process of law. Though the respondent No.5 stopped SRK, J W.P.No.15929 of 2026 4 dumping garbage and waste material for sometime pursuant to the direction issued by the respondent No.2, the same was continued with the active support of respondent No.6, without any authority. Hence, the Writ Petition. 3. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the Writ Petitioner submits that pursuant to filing of the present Writ Petition, the respondent authorities acted upon positively in removal of dumping garbage and waste material from the said premises. In view of the said reason, learned counsel for the Writ Petitioner fairly conceded to the extent that no orders are required in the present Writ Petition. 3. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the Writ Petitioner, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs of the Writ Petition. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY 24th July, 2026. DNB Whether the Order is: Speaking ✓ Reasoned Reportable Non-reportable ✓