THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 4429 of 2008 Oral order: Questioning the orders dated 15.02.2008, issued by respondent No.2, namely the District Panchayat Officer, Visakhapatnam, directing respondent No.3 to go ahead with the construction of Community Hall in an extent of 0.02 cents in Sy. No. 143/8, Devarapalli Gram Panchayat with M.P. funds, the petitioner, namely Devarapalli Gram Panchayat, represented by its Sarpanch, has filed statutory appeal before respondent No.1, namely the District Collector, and it is his grievance that till date no orders thereon had been passed. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No.3 without obtaining permission from the Gram Panchayat is making construction of the Community Hall, which is illegal and contrary to the provisions of Section 121 of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. The learned Assistant Government for Panchayat Raj appearing on behalf of the respondents pointed out that under Rule 15 of the A.P. Gram Panchayat Land Development (Layout and Building) Rules, 2002, framed by the Government in G.O. Ms. No. 67, PR and RD (Pts.IV), dated 26.02.2002, the works undertaken by the District Administration/Zilla Parishad/Mandal Praja Parishad/Gram Panchayat, are exempted from obtaining permission of the the Gram Panchayats, and therefore, he submitted that no fault can be found with respondent No.2 directing respondent No.3 to go ahead with the construction of Community Hall. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj for the respondents. Since Rule 15 of the A.P. Gram Panchayat Land Development (Layout and Building) Rules, 2002, exempts the works undertaken by the District Administration/Zilla Parishad/Mandal Praja Parishad/Gram Panchayat, from obtaining building construction permission, no exception can be taken to the constructions being taken up by respondent No.3 in pursuance of the directions of respondent No.2. Hence, there is no merit in the writ petition, and the same is accordingly dismissed. No costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 24th June, 2009 KSR