HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.20471 of 2010 Date: August 18, 2010 Between: M.V. Dhastagiri, S/o.Abdul Mazid, Muslim, 40 years, R/o.near Mandal Parishad Primary School, Kavuluru, G. Konduru Mandal, Krishna District, and another … Petitioners And State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Panchayatraj Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad, and three others … Respondents Order: This writ petition is filed questioning Resolution No.4 dated 10-06-2010, passed by Kavuluru Gram Panchayat, G. Kondu Mandal, Krishna District, for erection of a statue of late Dr. Y Rajasekhara Reddy, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Krishna Hotel (Government Elementary School), Kavuluru, Konduru Mandal, Krishna District. It is the grievance of the petitioners that erection of the sa statue at the place resolved in the impugned Resolution w cause inconvenience for ingress and egress of residents in t locality and it will also be an obstruction as the same is in front the elementary school where elections are held. Even according to the petitioners, a unanimous Resoluti has been passed in the General Body Meeting of Kavulu Grampanchayat, held on 10-06-2010, for erection of the sa statue. Under the scheme of the A.P. Panchayatraj Act, 199 there is a specific provision, under Section 246 of the Act, wh empowers the Government to cancel the Resolution made by Grampanchayat. Although it is submitted by learned counsel for t petitioners that representations were made to respondents 2 a 3 to cancel the impugned Resolution, but it is to be noted th respondents 2 and 3 are not the competent authorities to lo into the matter and it is the Government which is empowered do so. For the aforesaid reasons, no relief, as sought, can granted. The writ petition is therefore dismissed, reserving liberty the petitioners to approach the competent authority for redress of their grievance. No order as to costs. ___________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) August 18, 2010 MRR