ORDER :

1. Petitioner No. 1 is said to be a Society, set up as a charitable organization, without reference to the caste, religion, etc. Petitioner No. 2 is the President and Pastor of petitioner No. 1.

2. The case of the petitioners is as follows:

(a) Petitioner No. 1 was registered on 18.06.2008. An extent of 242 square yards of land in R.S. No. 69 of Varathippa Village, a hamlet of Muthyalapalli, Mogalthuru Mandal, West Godavari District was acquired by way of a registered Sale-Deed dated 13.09.2011. The petitioner obtained Gram Panchayat permission on 08.07.2008 for construction of a building/community hall, but, however, due to financial constraints, a temporary shed could only be laid in the said site. In the year 2014, funds were obtained from District Minority Welfare Department for construction of a Prayer Hall and the same were used for that purpose. As the said Prayer Hall had become dilapidated, a request was made to the District Collector by letter dated 17.11.2020, for permission for construction of a Prayer Hall. At that stage, the 5th respondent who is the Secretary of the Gram Panchayat, had addressed a letter dated 30.11.2020, stating that construction activities for