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2025 DAILYLAW 1321 (AP)

CH VENKATESWARA RAO v. THE STATE OF AP

WP(PIL)/145/2025 · 2026-04-07

Challa Gunaranjan, Dhiraj Singh Thakur

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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APHC010402252025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WP(PIL) NO: 145 of 2025 Bench Sr.No:-28 [3552] Ch. Venkateswara Rao ...Petitioner Vs. The State of A.P. and others ...Respondents ********** Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. P. Badrinath Advocates for Respondents : The Advocate General CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN DATE : 8th April 2026 P C : The learned Advocate General appearing for the respondents states that, insofar as the challenge to the G.O.Ms.No.137, Industries & Commerce (Infra) Department, dated 27.07.2025, to the extent it gives an in-principle approval for allotment of land to Lulu International Shopping Mall at Vijayawada is concerned, the Government has taken a decision, in principle, to review the earlier decision in regard to the allotment of land belonging to the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, and that orders would follow shortly. 2 HCJ & CGRJ W.P.(PIL) No.145 of 2025 2. In that view of the matter, we close the present proceedings, with liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court again in case any allotment is made either in favour of Lulu International Shopping Mall or any other entity, which, according to the petitioner, does not subscribe and follow any transparent method or is otherwise against any sustainable policy of allotment. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CJ CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J kbs 3 HCJ & CGRJ W.P.(PIL) No.145 of 2025 55 HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CHIEF JUSTICE & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN W.P.(PIL) No.145 of 2025 Dt: 08.04.2026 kbs