THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 28267 OF 2024 IN Between: S/o A.N.V.R.Durga Prasad, Aged about 35 R/o D,No.4-15-117/2, Bharathpet, 8 lane. Aravapalli Krishna Teja,, years, Occ Self employee Guntur, Guntur District ...Petitioner AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Municipal Administration and Urban Dev^oprnen Department, Secretariat Buiidings, Veiagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Guntur Municipai Corporation, R®P''®®®"*®^^„7uj Dist°rfcr'®®'°"^'' Guntur Municipal Corporation Office, Guntur, Guntur District. ...Respondents Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in Petition under the circumstahces stated in the affidavit fiied therewith, the High Court may direction more particularly one in the be pleased to issue a Writ or order or nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents the Petitioner^ particularly Respondent No.2 in touching upon 19-43/3, Arundalpet, Guntur, Guntur District herein building situated at D.No.6- (Shop No 33 given by Municipality) and giving markings without having any authority highhandedly and subjecting the Petitioner to distress as highhanded and violative of Article 14, 19 (i) of India and consequently direct the right or nothing but illegal, erroneous (g), 21 and 300 A of the Constitution Respondents much less the Petitiohei's building situated at D.No.6-19-43/3, Arundalpet, Guntur, Guntur Respondent No.2 not to meddle with the District (Shop No 33 given by Municipality). lA NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent no.2 not to meddle with the Petitioners peaceful possession and enjoyment of the building situated at D.No.6-19- 43/3, Arundalpet, Guntur, Guntur District (Shop No: 33 given by Municipality), pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI A K KISHORE REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI A.S.C. BOSE, SC for MUNICIPALITIES The Court made the following order: 1 APHC010541872024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY. THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 28267/2024 Between: Aravapalli Krishna Teja ...PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.AKKISHORE REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.A S C BOSE (SC FOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AP) 2. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP The Court made the following: 2 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: 4 to issue a Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents herein particularly Respondent No.2 in touching upon the Petitioner’s building situated at D.No.6-19-43/3, Arundalpet, Guntur, Guntur District (Shop No. 33 given by Municipality) and giving markings without having any right or authority highhandedly and subjecting the petitioner to distress as nothing but illegal, erroneous, highhanded and violative of Article 14, 19(i)(g), 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents much less the Respondent No.2 not to meddle with the petitioner’s building situated at D.No.6-19-43/3, Arundalpet, Guntur, Guntur District (Shop No. 33 given by Municipality) ” Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development for respondent No.1 and learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.2. The petitioner is the absolute owner and possessor of the building bearing Door No.6-19-43/3, Arundalpet, Guntur, Guntur District (Shop No.33 given by Municipality) where the petitioner is residing and carrying on his own business. While the matter being so, the respondents are intending to give markings to his shop for road widening purpose without following due process of law and without paying fair compensation to him. However, the case of the petitioner is also that the respondents have orally informed that they will give TDR certificate instead of fair compensation. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.2, on instructions, informed this Court that they are intending to issue a notice under Section 146 of API\^ Act, 1955, to the 2. 3. V- 4. 3 petitioner and follow the procedure as contemplated under Sections 146 and 147 of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 as well as the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. In view of the same, instead of keeping the writ petition pending, the writ petition is disposed of directing respondent No.2 not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner without following the procedure as contemplated under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition shall stand 5. 6. closed. Sd/- N. NAGAM^MA assistant registrar //TRUE COPY// To, Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District 2. The Commissioner, Guntur Corporation Office, Guntur, Guntur District. 3 One CC to Sri A K Kishore Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 4 one CC to Sri A.S.C. Bose, SC for Municipalities [OPUC] 5. Two CCS to GP for Municipal,Administration and Urban Development, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 6. Two CD Copies HIGH COURT DATED:31/01/2025 ORDER tP 5 21 FEB 2025 WP.No.28267 of 2024 to, . Current Section . ^ ^a£^SPATC«^5--^ DISPOSING OF THE WP WITHOUT COSTS