IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH::AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 38296 OF 2014 Between: 1. K. Rameshbabu, S/o. K. Anjaneyulu, Aged about 23 years, Occ: Unemployee, R/o.D.No.11-2-182, Anantapuram District. 2. S. Ravikumar, S/o. S. Sreeramulu, Aged about 32 years, Occ; Unemployee, R/o.7-45, Rakulakunta Village, Bukkarayasamudram Mandal, Anantapuram District. Nayak Nagar, Anantapuram ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Anantapuram Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Commissioner, Anantapuram, Anantapuram District. 3. The Commissioner, Anantapuram Municipal Corporation, Anantapuram. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus challenging the open action notice vide ' pjc.No. 1034/2013/A1, Dt.04.12.2014 issued by the 2nd respondent for allotment of shops on lease in respect of shops located at Tadipatri Road, Old Block, ground floor and first floor, Tadipatri Road, New Block, Seshagiri Satram, Anantapuram city without reserving for allotment of shops on lease to the members of scheduled tribes under Rule 12 (h) of Municipalities (Regulations of Receipts and Expenditures) Rules, >1968 is illegal and arbitrary 'and consequently direct the respondents to reserve the shops to ST category people in allotting leasehold rights in the shoppif^S Anantapuram Municipal Corporation OF 2014(WPMP. NO: 47924 OF 2014) 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 2nd respondent not to proceed for conducting of open auction for allotment of shops on 12.12.2014 at 11.00 A.M. as per the open auction notice vide Rc.No. 1034/2013/A1, Dt.04.12.2014 without reserving shops for allotment on lease to the members of the scheduled tribes pending disposal of the above writ petition counsel for the Petitioners: SRI N ASWARTHA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP-MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV(AP) counsel for the Respondents No.2 and 3: SRI T BHEEMANNA, SC FOR y^NANTHAPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION The Court made the following: Order the APHC010404132014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] THURSDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT honourable SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY ^^T PETITION NO: 38296 OF 2014 THE Between: K. Rameshbabu, and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND Of Andhra Pradesh and Others the Petitioner(S): aswartha NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP-MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV(AP) ...RESPONDENT(S) The State Counsel for 1.N 2.. The court made the following: ♦ % THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 38296 OF 2014 \ ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: “ tcy-issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus challenging the open action notice vide Rc.No.1034/2013/A1, Dt 04.12.2014 issued by the 2"'^ respondent for allotment of shops on lease in respect of shops located at Tadipatri Road, Old Block, ground floor and first floor, Tadipatri Road, New Block, Seshagiri Satram, Anantapuram city, without reserving for allotment of shops on lease to the members of scheduled tribes under Rule 12 (h) of A.P.Municipalities (Regulations of Receipts and Expenditures) Rules 1968 is illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to reserve the shops to ST category people in allotting leasehold rights in the shopping complexes of Anantapuram Municipal Corporation and pass such other orders....” 2. This Court had passed an interim order dated 11.12.2014 permitting the respondents to proceed with auction pursuant to the auction notice dated 04.12.2014, but not finalize the same. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that there are no instructions from the petitioners to proceed with the matter. 4. As the lease of shops is for a limited period, the cause in the writ petition may not survive in view of passage of time. The present Writ Petition, is therefore, dismissed for non-prosecution. However, the petitioners are at liberty to re-agitate the issue as and when cause arises. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// To, 1. One CC to SRI N ASWARTHA NARAYANa AavocaiiiSf'S!l!j°^^'^^^ 2. Two CCS to GP-MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV (AP), High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 3. One CC to SRI T BHEEMANNA, Standing Counsel for Anantapur Municipal Corporation [OPUC] 4. 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