ORDER:

This writ petition is filed to declare the action of the respondents in proposing to construct Grama Sachivalayam building at a remote location in Sy.Nos.363/23, 363/24, 363/31 and 363/34 of Turpupalem Village, Malikipuram Mandal, East Godavari District, as illegal and arbitrary.

2. Heard Sri P. Raj Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 5, and learned standing counsel for the 6th respondent.

3. In brief, the case of the petitioners is that the 6th respondent-Grampanchayat has been carved out from Kesanapalli Grampanchayat and declared as an independent Grampanchayat as Turpupalem Grampanchayat in the year 1972. At that juncture, one of the villager, namely, Smt. Adabala Ramakrishnamma donated land to an extent of Ac.0.15 cents in R.S.No.468/10 of Kesanapalli Revenue Village, now situated in Turpupalem Village and Grampanchayat, for construction of a Grampanchayat office building. The office building was constructed in the year 1974. Since then, the Grampanchayat office has been continuing in the said building. After construction of the Grampanchayat building, approximately 10 to 12 cents of ope