ORDER :

J.K. Maheshwari, J.

Writ Petition (PIL) No.177 of 2019 has been filed seeking relief in the nature of Mandamus against the in-action of respondents 2 to 5 not restraining the ruling YSRC Party members (in short ‘YSRCP’) in painting the Village Panchayat office building of Pallapadu village, Vatticherukuru mandal, with the colours of its party flag; that such an act is unconstitutional, arbitrary and illegal, however prayed for direction against the respondents to stop the ruling YSRCP from painting the Pallapadu Village Panchayat office building by the colours in the party flag. The direction has also been sought, asking interim relief, to stay painting the Pallapadu Village Panchayat office building.

2. The Court, while entertaining the P.I.L., on 13.12.2019, by way of interim relief, directed that the State Government shall not paint the Government buildings with the colours of the flag of a particular political party. It is also observed that, if the petitioner submits any complaint in this regard to the Election Commission, it shall be taken care by them. Report was sought from the Collector & District Magistrate, Guntur District, as to on which date these colours were pai