WP/562/2025 of VEERAVALLI SRINIVASA RAO Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

APHC010009502025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3368] AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No: 562 of 2025 Between: Veeravalli Srinivasa Rao and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. K L N SWAMY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order: This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed for the following relief: “to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declare the action of the respondents in allowing to conduct Cockfights Sankranthi festival season of 2025 in West Godavari Dist is illegal arbitrary Violation of provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act 1960 and the A P 2 Gaming Act 1974 several directions of Apex Court and this Honble High Court and consequently direct the respondents not to allow any person or persons organization or organizations to conduct Cockfights in the Villages of Nowduru Veeravasara Kon