1 APHC010081862013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] TUESDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 30037/2013 Between: 1. P.V.RAMANA MURTHY,, S/O. LATE SRI PENTAIAH, AGED 45 YEARS, CONTRACTOR, R/O D.NO.62-3-57, GANESH MANDIR STREET, SRI HARI PURAM, VISAKHAPATNAM. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE GREATER VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, VISAKHAPATNAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, GAJUWAKA MANDALAM, VISAKHAPATNAM. 4. SRI G SAMBASIVA RAO, PROPRIETOR OF M/S SRAVANI SHIPPING, GAJUWAKA MANDALAM, VISAKHAPATNAM. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. A V S LAXMI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. SUDHAKARA RAO AMBATI 3. K V SIMHADRI The Court made the following: 2 ORAL ORDER: Heard Ms. A.V.S. Laxmi, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Sri T. Sanjeeva Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue and Sri Vijay Kumar Sata, learned Counsel representing Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. 2. The prayer sought in the present Writ Petition is as under: “It is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to Writ, Order or Direction one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the inaction on the part of the Respondents No.1 to 3 in taking against the illegal encroachments of the 4th Respondent in S.No.21, 21/114, 18 of Chukkavanipalem Village, Gajuwaka Mandalam, Visakhapatnam District as illegal, arbitrary, bad in law, violative of Art.14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents No.1 to 3 to take action on the illegal encroachments of the 4th Respondent in S.No.21, 21/114, 18 of Chukkavanipalem Village, Gajuwaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam District forthwith and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 3. Despite the fact that the interim relief was sought by the Writ Petitioner, this Court has not granted any interim relief. The Cause-title of the Writ Petition would indicate that the Petitioner is working as a Contractor. The Petitioner has not filed even a scrap of paper to indicate either the possession or the ownership on the subject land. The documents filed along with the Writ Petition are the Representation given by one Praja Aikyata Seva Sangham to the District Collector dated 13.09.2013 (Ex.P.1) stating that the Respondent No.4 has encroached into the land occupied by the Petitioner. The Petitioner has not filed any proof that he is even in occupation of the subject land. 4. Sri T. Sanjeeva Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Tahsildar, Gajuwaka. Sri Vijay Kumar Sata, learned Counsel representing Sri A.S.C. 3 Bose, learned Standing Counsel for the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, has also submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Assistant City Planner, Gajuwaka Zone, GVMC dated 19.01.2026. Copies of the Written Instructions are supplied to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same are taken on record. 5. Since the Writ Petitioner has not been able to establish that he has any right over the subject property, this Court is not inclined to entertain the present Writ Petition. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as being devoid of any merit. No order as to costs. 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt:20.01.2026 Vns