Sk Subani v. the State of Ap
Case brief
What is this about?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amaravati; WRIT PETITION No. 2684 OF 2019; decided 12.08.2025 by Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi; petitioner SK Subani (chicken shop, Machavaram Village, Guntur District); respondents: State of AP (Principal Secretary, Home Department), Station House Officer Machavaram Police Station, Panchayat Secretary Machavaram Gram Panchayat; counsel: K Rathanga Pani Reddy (petitioner), GP for Home (AP) and G Seshadri (SC for MPP ZPP) (respondents); Article 226 mandamus; Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 21, 300-A; closure of chicken shop without authority of law; writ closed at admission stage without merits as cause of action did not survive; no order as to costs; interlocutory applications closed.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; writ petition closed at the stage of admission without adjudication on merits; no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand closed.