IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRAPRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.245 OF 2010 Date:07.10.2010 Between: Sri Pendyala Veera Venkata Satyanarayana .... Petitioner And The District Collector, East Godavari District and 2 others ...Respondents Order: The petitioner seeks a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in proposing to remove the statute of Mother Theresa in the Municipal Park known as Dr. Sri Bethina Venkatraju Municipal Park in 25th Ward of Samarlakot, East Godavari District for the purpose of installing another statue of late Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, former Chief Minister of the State of Andhra Pradesh in the same park as arbitrary and illegal. While issuing notice before admission vide its order dated 19.01.2010, this court directed the respondents to maintain status quo with regard to statute of Mother Theresa which is already erected in Dr. Sri Bethina Venkatraju Municipal Park in 25th Ward of Samarlakot, East Godavari District. The Municipal Commissioner of Samarlakot Municipality has filed counter-affidavit. In paras 4 and 5 of the counter- affidavit, it is categorically stated that there are no proposals for removing of the statute of Mother Theresa from the Municipal Park in the 25th Ward of Samarlkot. However, it is stated that the Municipal Council has resolved to install the statue of late Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, former Chief Minister of the State of Andhra Pradesh at another place of the same park. In view of the averments in the counter-affidavit filed by the respondents, there is no basis for the allegations of the petitioner that the respondents are taking steps for removal of statute of Mother Theresa. Therefore, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition in view of the averments made in paras 4 and 5 of the counter-affidavit and in view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respondents to that effect that no steps are being taken for removal of statute of Mother Theresa and the statue of late Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, former Chief Minister of the State of Andhra Pradesh, is being installed at a different place of the same park. Subject to the above observations, this writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. October 07, 2010 Gk. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRAPRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.245 OF 2010 Date:07.10.2010. GK.