THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.25352 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition has been instituted by the residents of Konuru Village, Achampeta Mandal, Guntur District, seeking Writ of Mandamus for declaring the action of the respondents in entertaining the application for erection of statues at the main centre of Konuru Village and processing it as illegal. The two petitioners say that they are tax payers of Konuru Village Gram Panchayat. There was some vacant land in the said village, which is used as a road margin and there at some of the enthusiasts wanted to install a statue to commemorate the memory of a departed leader. However, Konuru Gram Panchayat has passed resolution at its meeting on 23.04.2010 not to accord permission for erection of any statute in the said road margin as it is likely to interfere with free flow of traffic there around. Though the question relating to erection of a statue to commemorate the memory of a departed leader is not regulated by any statutory exercise but nonetheless the State Government has framed certain guidelines to regulate the said exercise and announced the same through G.O.Ms.No.55, Transport, Roads & Buildings (R1) Department, dated 8th April, 2003. Therefore, if the petitioners move the District Collector and Magistrate, Guntur or the State Government, I have no doubt in my mind that those authorities will examine the issue from the perspective of the guidelines framed through G.O.Ms.No.55 Transport, Roads & Buildings (R1) Department, dated 8th April, 2003 and take an appropriate decision in the matter. Hence, leaving liberty to the petitioners to move the District Collector and the State Government, I do not consider it necessary to entertain this Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage. No costs. -------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 7th October, 2010 Note:- Issue CC tomorrow (By order) bud