Section 148(4) in Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994
(4)Every [Mandal Praja Parishad] [Substituted 'Mandal Parishad' by Act No. 41 of 2006, dated 23.9.2006.] shall, by the name of the Mandal for which it is constituted or reconstituted, be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to enter into contracts and may by its corporate name sue and be sued.