APHC010500762025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 25939/2025 Between: 1. KEDAR CHAND AGARWAL, S/O. CHHANGANIA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/O, PLOT.NO. 27 AND 30, BLOCK NO.A2 AT RS.NO.10 BHAVANIPURAM, VIJAYAWADA, NTRDISTRICT, ( PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS KRISHNA DISTRICT) ANDHRA PRADESH 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, MA AND UD DEPARTMENT,TADEPALLI MANG DISTRICT,ANDHRA PRADESH 3. THE VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, VIJAYAWADA,KRISHNADT, A.P 4. THE CITY PLANNER, VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, 5. THE ASSISTANT CITY PLANNER, BHAVANIPURAM DIVISION. VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT,AP. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 25939/2025 KEDAR CHAND AGARWAL, S/O. CHHANGANIA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/O, PLOT.NO. 27 AND 30, BLOCK NO.A2 AT RS.NO.10 BHAVANIPURAM, VIJAYAWADA, NTRDISTRICT, ( PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS KRISHNA DISTRICT) ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. THE DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, MA AND UD DEPARTMENT,TADEPALLI MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT,ANDHRA PRADESH THE VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, VIJAYAWADA,KRISHNADT, A.P THE CITY PLANNER, VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, AP. THE ASSISTANT CITY PLANNER, BHAVANIPURAM DIVISION. VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT,AP. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3457] KEDAR CHAND AGARWAL, S/O. CHHANGANIA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/O, PLOT.NO. 27 AND 30, BLOCK NO.A2 AT RS.NO.10 BHAVANIPURAM, VIJAYAWADA, NTRDISTRICT, ( PREVIOUSLY ...PETITIONER PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, THE DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, MA AND UD ALAGIRI, GUNTUR THE VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, THE CITY PLANNER, VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THE ASSISTANT CITY PLANNER, BHAVANIPURAM DIVISION. VIJAYAWADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, VIJAYAWADA, 2 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MANIKANTESWARA RAO KOTHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. S.V.S.S.SIVARAM SC For VMC The Court made the following: 3 ORDER:- The petitioner is aggrieved by the impugned notice dated 11.09.2025 whereby the 3rd respondent issued a notice calling upon the petitioner to submit his explanation as to why action should not be taken up departmentally and to recover the incidental costs from the petitioner for having undertaken demolition work without taking any precautionary measures. 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Nos.3 to 5 submits that the petitioner submitted a reply on 15.09.2025 whereby it is stated that the demolition work is being taken up with necessary care and under the supervision of qualified engineers. 3. Following the Full Bench order of this Court in W.P.No.10019 of 1993, the petitioner and the respondent Nos.3 to 5 are directed to comply with the guidelines laid down for undertaking any demolition and also comply with the provisions of Section 437 of the Municipal Corporation Act. 4. With these observations, this writ petition is disposed off by setting aside the impugned notice dated 11.09.2025. There shall be no order as to costs. 5. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 10.10.2025 PNS