Jujjuru Kusuma Kumari, W/o. Jnsv Prasad v. State of Andhra Pradesh rep by its
Writ Petition (mandamus) – Permission for construction of shop rooms
Case brief
What is this about?
APHC010005232014 / WP 12181/2014, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, decided 02.12.2025 by Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad, J. Petitioner sought mandamus against inaction of the 5th respondent (Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Rampachodavaram) in processing her 20.04.2010 application for construction of shop rooms in R.S.No.125/3, Rampachodavaram Village, East Godavari District, alleging violation of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and Articles 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution (as pleaded in the prayer). Court found no cause of action: the 2014 petition, relating to a 2010 application, is vitiated by delay and laches and the application would have elapsed by afflux of time; writ petition disposed of as infructuous, no costs, interlocutory applications closed. No precedent engaged; useful only as an instance of dismissal for delay/laches/infructuity.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was filed in 2014 with regard to an application made on 20.04.2010 and therefore stands vitiated by delay and laches; apart from that, the application itself would have elapsed by afflux of time.