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2026 DAILYLAW 16703 (AP)

DUMPALAGATTU OBULAMMA v. THE STATE OF AP

WP/3652/2026 · 2026-02-05

Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad

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APHC010064532026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 3652 OF 2026 Between: 1. DUMPALAGATTU OBULAMMA, W/o Dumpalagattu Subbarayudu, aged about 55 years OccHousehold, R/o Kamalapuram Town and Mandal Y.S.R Kadapa District. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, Rep. by the Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department Secretariat, Amaravathi. 2. 2. The Kamalapuram Nagara Panchayat, Represented by its Commissioner, Kamalapuram, Y.S.R Kadapa District- 518222. 3. 3. The District Collector, Kadapa, Y.S.R Kadapa District. 4. The Tahsildar, Kamalapuram Mandal Y.S.R Kadapa District. ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: T DIWAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondents:GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri T. Diwakar Reddy, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri P. Vengal Reddy, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Gudapati Lakshmi Narayana, learned Standing Counsel for Municipalities for Rayalaseema, Nellore and Prakasam Districts. 2. This Court vide Order dated 31.12.2025 in W.P.No.36782 of 2025 had directed the Writ Petitioner to submit an Application for conducting survey of his property. The Writ Petitioner submits that he in fact submitted an Application for conducting a survey of his property just two days before the date of disposal of the Writ Petition i.e., on 29.12.2025. Having noted the same, this Court is of the view that the direction of this Court to the Writ Petitioner to submit an Application for conducting survey of his property has already been preempted by the Writ Petitioner two days before the passing of the Order in W.P.No.36782 of 2025. 3. In this view of the matter, the Respondent Authorities are directed to consider the Application of the Writ Petitioner by deeming it as compliance of direction of this Court dated 31.12.2025 in W.P.No.36782 of 2025. 4. There shall be a direction to the Respondent Authorities to act on the Application dated 29.12.2025 submitted by the Writ Petitioner for conducting of survey of his property and complete the survey within a period of three weeks from today. There shall be a further direction to the Respondent Authorities to adhere to the Principles of Natural Justice by issuing notice to all the Stakeholders and consider their submissions and documents, if any, before preparing the Final Report. The Final Report shall be prepared within one week from the date of survey and communicate to all the parties including the Writ Petitioner forthwith. The Writ Petitioner is at liberty to raise all contentions before the competent authority. There shall be a direction to all the parties to maintain Status-quo obtaining as on today till serving of the Final Report on the Writ Petitioner. 3 5. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 06.02.2026 JKS 4 36 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 3652 OF 2026 06.02.2026 JKS