APHC010168452026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] MONDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 8569/2026 Between: 1. SAKKANI SHIVA SANKAR, S/O. NAGENDRA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS AND ACTIVIST D.NO. 16-183, 16TH WARD, KUTAGULLA, KADIRI, ANANTAPUR. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR. 522238 2 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, APCRDA PROJECT OFFICE, 4TH FLOOR, RAYAPUDI POST, TULLURU MANDAL, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522237. 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, EP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR. 522238 4.7. 4. THE COMMISSIONER DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, APCRDA PROJECT OFFICE, 4TH FLOOR, RAYAPUDI POST, TULLURU MANDAL, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 52223 5. THE KADIRI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KADIRI. COURT COMPLEX. REVENUE COLONY, 2 KADIRI, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT. 515591 6. 6. M KIRAN KUMAR, COMMISSIONER OF KADIRI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, COURT COMPLEX. REVENUE COLONY, KADIRI, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT. 515591 ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Quo Warranto declaring that respondent No.7 has no legal authority to continue as the Commissioner of the respondent No.6 Corporation in view of Andhra Pradesh Municipal Administration Service Rules, 1990 and GO.Rt.No.679 Municipal Administrative and Urban Development Department dated 15.07.2025 and consequently quash the appointment of the respondent No.7 as the Commissioner of the respondent No.6 Corporation from 15.07.2025 and discontinue him in the said post and recover the difference of pay from his original post of Assistant Director in Horticulture Department and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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.3 and 4 to consider the representation, dated 02.02.2026, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. B.ABHAY SIDDHANTH MOOTHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 2. GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Writ Petition No: 8569 OF 2026 O R D E R: The present Writ Petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Quo Warranto declaring that Respondent No.6 has no legal authority to continue as the Commissioner of the Respondent No.6 Corporation in view of Andhra Pradesh Municipal Administration Service Rules, 1990 and GO.Rt.No.679 Municipal Administrative and Urban Development Department dated 15.07.2025 and consequently quash the appointment of the respondent No.6 as the Commissioner of the respondent No.5 Corporation from 15.07.2025 and discontinue him in the said post and recover the difference of pay from his original post of Assistant Director in Horticulture Department and pass such other order or order..” 2. Today, when the Writ Petition came up for admission, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent No. 3 furnished a copy of G.O. Rt. No. 456 dated 22.04.2026, which discloses that the unofficial respondent/Respondent No.6, who is presently working as Municipal Commissioner, Kadiri Municipality, has been repatriated to his parent department, i.e., the Horticulture Department, with immediate effect. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that, in view of G.O. Rt. No. 456 dated 22.04.2026, no further cause survives for adjudication in this Writ Petition. 4 4. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 04.05.2026 MS 5 HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE V. SUJATHA Writ Petition No: 8569 of 2026 Date: 04.05.2026 MS