IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.30177 of 2010 Between: Smt. Shaik Silar Bee ..... Petitioner AND Govt., of A.P., rep., by District Panchayat Officer, Guntur, Guntur District & others. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri G. Vidyasagar Counsel for respondents 1&3: AGP for Panchayat Raj Counsel for respondent No.2: Sri G. Elisha Counsel for respondent No.4: Sri M. Janardhana Rao The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.30177 of 2010 ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to set aside proceeding Roc.No.128/10, dated 22.11.2010 of the Panchayat Secretary of respondent No.2 Gram Panchayat, whereby he has cancelled entry dated 25.05.1994 pertaining to the death of Shaik Masthan Saheb, son of Sillar Saheb in the births and deaths register. The main ground of challenge to this proceeding is that the impugned order was passed in utter violation of principles of natural justice, as no notice was issued to the petitioner before passing the said order. At the hearing, Sri G. Elisha, learned Standing counsel for respondent No.2 and Sri M. Janardhana Rao, learned counsel for respondent No.4 have not disputed the fact that such a notice has not been given to the petitioner. As the petitioner is the person, who is seriously affected by the action of respondent No.2 taken in the impugned order, principles of natural justice require issuance of notice to him and an opportunity of being heard before correcting the entry in the births and deaths register. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petition is allowed. The impugned order is set aside with liberty to respondent No.2 to initiate fresh action by giving notice and opportunity to the petitioner and respondent No.4. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition in the manner indicated above, WPMP.No.38437 of 2010 and WVMP.No.5857 of 2010 are disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 29.12.2010 ES