Shaik Jahangir v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Unauthorized construction without fresh building permission; lapsed Grama Panchayat permission dated 30.07.2011 and condition No.4 (completion by June-2012); threatened demolition by Tahsildar and Gram Panchayat; writ of mandamus; due process of law; fines/penalty/costs for violation; removal and demolition of non-conforming construction; Piler/Filer Town and Mandal, Annamayya District, Andhra Pradesh; Writ Petition No.12620 of 2024; decided 25.03.2025 by Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad, J.; disposed of with directions, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioners to submit a fresh plan within two weeks; Grama Panchayat and other officials to consider it within four weeks under prevailing norms; Grama Panchayat at liberty to impose fines/penalty/costs for the unauthorised construction, to require removal of non-conforming portions, and, upon failure, to demolish through due process; no order as to costs; interlocutory applications closed.