GANDHAM SEETHARAVAMMA vs State of Andhra Pradesh

APHC010200392023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] WEDNESDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 11019/2023 Between: 1.

GANDHAM SEETHARAVAMMA, W/O KOTESWARA RAO, AGED 51 YEARS, SARPANCH, CHIGURUPADU VILLAGE, R/O 1-83, RAMALAYAM STREET, CHIGURUPADU VILLAGE, ATCHAMPET MANDAL, PALNADU DISTRICT 522409 ...PETITIONER AND 1.

STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, 4TH BLOCK, 1ST FLOOR, A P SECRETARIAT OFFICE, VELAGAPUDI, ANDHRA PRADESH 2.

SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION CIRCLE, GUNTUR, COLLECTOR OFFICE RD, NAGARAMPALEM, GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH 522004 3.

EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, GUNTUR COLLECTOR OFFICE RD, NAGARAMPALEM, GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH 522004 4.

THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALNADU DISTRICT 2 VS,J W.P.NO.11019 OF 2023 5.

TAHSILDHAR, ATCHAMPET MANDAL, PALNADU DISTRICT 522409 6.

AKULA KOTESWARA RAO, S/O VENKATA MOHAN RAO, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, NEAR AADIMBI DARGHA, CHIGURUPADU VILLAGE, ATCHAMPET MANDAL PALNADU DISTRICT 522409 7.

KANDUKURU YEDUKONDALU, S/O RAMULU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, NEAR MPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CHIGURUPADU VILLAGE, ATCHAMPET MANDAL PALNADU DISTRICT - - 522409 ...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 topleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, (a) declaring the action of 2nd Respondent in issuing permission through Memo No.

SE/IC/GNT/DB/AEE/Navaratnalu/71EG dated 04-05-2022 for de- silting of 4000 Cums of earth/silt from the Tank Bed of Chigurupadu Minor Irrigation Tank in Sy.No.

58 in Chigurupadu Village as vague, arbitrary, illegal and in violation of the provisions of Gram Panchayat Act, 1994.

Act, 1994. (b) declaring the in- action of the official Respondents in taking any action against the unofficial respondents for excavating the soil more than the permitted limit and illegally selling the same, contrary to Memo No.

SE/IC/GNT/DB/AEE/Navaratnalu/71FG dated 04-05-2022 as arbitrary and illegal, and (c) consequently direct the Respondents to immediately stop de-silting of earth/silt from the tank bed of Chigurupadu M.I. tank in Sy.

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58 in Chigurupadu Village of Arhampet Mandal and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the 3 VS,J W.P.NO.11019 OF 2023 petition, the High Court may be pleased be pleased tto direct the Respondents to stop de-silting of earth/silt from the tank bed of the Chigurupadu Minor Irrigation tank situated in Sy.

58 of Chigurupadu Village of Achampet Mandal pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.

RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.

GP FOR REVENUE 2.

MANIKANTESWARA RAO KOTHA 3.

GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV The Court made the following: 4 VS,J W.P.NO.11019 OF 2023 ORDER:- Smt.Linga Bhargava Lakshmi, learned counsel representing Sri.Ramachandra Rao Gurram, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and the matter has become infructuous.

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Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date :12.11.2025 LSP 5 VS,J W.P.NO.11019 OF 2023 283 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 11019/2023 12.11.2025 LSP