APHC010100932026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 5490 OF 2026 Between: 1. SRIPATHI RAMANAMMA, W/o late Sripathi Subbarao, Aged about 82 years, Occu Housewife, R/o H.No.49-1-53, Miriyalapalem, Ongole, Prakasam District - 523001. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Amaravati, Guntur District, Rep. by its Principal Secretary-522502 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Amaravati, Guntur District, Rep. by its Principal Secretary-522502 3. The District Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole-523001 4. The Joint Collector, Ongole, Prakasam District.523991 5. Ongole Municipal Corporation, Ongole, Prakasam District, Rep. by its Commissioner. 523001 ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: MEDIKONDA KONDALA RAO 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 P. Vinod Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri M. Kondala Rao, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri S. Vijaya Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporations. 2. Sri S. Vijaya Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporations has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Commissioner, Ongole Municipal Corporation, dated 03.02.2026. Copy of the Written Instruction is also furnished to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. This Written Instruction is taken on record. 3. Para No.2 of the Written Instruction would indicate that the Respondent Corporation has never interfered with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the Writ Petitioner. 4. Having so recorded, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition at the admission stage, without going into merits, with a direction to the Respondent Authorities to follow the due process of law in future, if any coercive steps are sought to be initiated. 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: 03.03.2026 JKS 3 95 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 5490 OF 2026 03.03.2026 JKS