1 APHC010094142026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] THURSDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 5861/2026 Between: 1. GADDA CHENNAMMA,, W/O LATE GADDA VENKATAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, WORKING AS GOVERNMENT SWEEPER, DARSI MUNICIPALITY, RIO. DARSI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI.-522238. 2. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION CDMA, ANDHRA PRADESH, GUNTUR.AP - 522002. 3. THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION RDMA, GUNTUR REGION,A.P. - 522002. 4. DARSU MUNICIPALITY, REP. BY ITS MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, DARSI MUNICIPALITY, PRAKASAM 2 DISTRICT. AP.- 523171 5. ONGOLE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, ONGOLE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. -523171. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Alapati Vivekananda Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. A S C BOSE (SC FOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AP) 2. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.5861 of 2026 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the petitioner's representation dated 31.01.2026, as illegal, arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents to transfer the petitioner from Darsi Municipality to Ongole Municipal Corporation. 2. Heard Sri Alapati Vivekananda, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Gudapati Lakshmi Narayana, the learned Standing Counsel for 4th respondent-Municipality and Sri A.S.C.Bose, the learned Standing Counsel for 5th respondent. 3. The undisputed facts in the present litigation are that the petitioner made an application for transfer from Darsi Municipality to Ongole Municipal Corporation and admittedly, both the Municipality as well as the Corporation have considered the same and the matter was placed before the committee. The committee also passed a resolution to that effect. Now, that resolution has to be implemented by the 2nd respondent. 4 4. Considering the submissions and on perusal of the material placed before this Court, without going into the merits of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to consider the case of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders as per Council Resolution No.208, dated 29.07.2025. The said exercise shall be completed within a period of one (1) month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date: 12.03.2026 Note: Issue CC in three days (B/o) Ivd 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.5861 of 2026 Dated: 12.03.2026 Ivd