THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3621 of 2011 Dated 18th February, 2011 Between: Reliance Communications Limited and another …Petitioners And The Gram Panchayat, Timmapur Village, Kakinada Rural Mandal, East Godavari Districts, Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary and another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Ms.A.Triveni Reddy Counsel for respondent No.1: Sri G.Elisha Counsel for respondent No.2: AGP for Panchayat Raj The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus holding that the resolution dated 24.01.2009 passed by the first Respondent and served on the Petitioner Company on 22.12.2010 as illegal and arbitrary and ultra vires the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 besides being in direct violation of the provisions of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the constitutional rights guaranteed to the petitioners to carry on their business and consequently direct the officials of the first respondent gram panchayat not to interfere with the functioning of the tele-communication tower erected by the Petitioners at Kothaharijanpet, Thimmapur Village, Kakinada Rural Mandal, East Godavari District.” At the hearing, it is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners and not disputed by the learned Standing Counsel representing respondent No.1 that the issue raised in this writ petition is covered by the judgment of this Court in M.Balaram v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., Hyderabad and others[1]. Following the same, this writ petition is allowed with the direction that the reasons contained therein shall form part of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.4488 of 2011 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 18th February, 2011 VGB [1] 2010 (6) ALD 34