APHC010065702017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY ,THE FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 31625 Between: Pragyna Grammer School The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. S S.NAGESWARAREDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) 2. S LAKSHMINARAYANA REDDY(SC FOR GVMC) 3. GP FOR EDUCATION (AP) 4. GP-MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV(AP) The Court made the following: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY ,THE FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 31625 OF 2017 Pragyna Grammer School AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: S S.NAGESWARAREDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): GP FOR HOME (AP) S LAKSHMINARAYANA REDDY(SC FOR GVMC) GP FOR EDUCATION (AP) MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV(AP) The Court made the following: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3460] THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY ...PETITIONER ...RESPONDENT(S) THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 31625 OF 2017 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: “…..to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation insisting petitioner to take Fir No Objection Certificate every year by paying fee as per G.O.Ms.No.71 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and contrary to Andhra Pradesh Fire Service Act, 1999 and its Rules and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to grant license as per Section 17 of the Act and grant such NOC and pass such other orders....” 2. Heard Mr. S. Nageswar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the Respondents. 3. During hearing learned counsel for the petitioner would contend that this matter is squarely covered by an order of this Court, dated 19.04.2023 in W.P.No.8476 of 2016 and batch and requested to pass similar order in this writ petition also. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents conceded the same. 4. Considering the submissions of learned counsel, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the order passed in W.P.No.8476 of 2016 and batch, dated 19.04.2023. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed. The Registry is directed to annex a copy of the order in W.P.No.8476 of 2016 and batch, dated 19.04.2023 along with this order. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 04.04.2025 KK