APHC010238192021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] THURSDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 13622/2021 Between: 1. SNEHA MITHRA RESIDENTIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION, REPRESENT BY ITS PRESIDENT NARAYANA MURTHY. RIO DO.NO.12-45-11, PAPAYYARAJUPALEM, SUJATHANAGAR, PENDURTHIMANDAL, VISAKHAPANAM. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY INDIA, MAHANAGARDOORSANCHARBHAVAN JAWARLAL NEHRU MARG NEXT TO ZAKIR HUSSAIN COLLEGE NEW DELHI - 110002. 2. TERM ANDHRAPRADESH D11, TELECOM OFFICERS COMPLEX, TEKKALI9 ROAD, MUGHALRAIPURAM, VIJAYAWADA - 520010 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM, DISTRICT AT VISAKHAPATNAM. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, , PENDURTHY MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT 5. GREATER VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, , REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER, VISAKHAPATNAM. 6. ZONAL COMMISSIONER, ZONE-6, GREATER VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, VISAKHAPATNAM. 7. M/S INDUS TOWERS LIMITED, SURVEY NO 133 451 8TH FLOOR 2 SLN TERMINUS BESIDE BOTANICAL GARDENS GACHIBOWLI HYDERABAD 500032 REP BY ITS CIRCLE LEGAL HEAD. ...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 topleased to issue a writ or order orders or directions more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 6 in permitting the 7th respondent to construct ground based Mobile Signal Tower in in the plot No. 70 in the survey no. 82 to 99 situated at lakshmipuram village, pendurthymandal, Visakhapatnam.without following the guidelines prescribed by the Department of telecommunication and also the action of the 7th respondent in going ahead with construction of ground based Mobile Signal Tower in in the plot No. 70 in the survey no. 82 to 99 situated at lakshmipuram village, pendurthimandal, Visakhapatnam. without bothering of objections of the petitioner as illegal arbitrary discriminative besides violative of the Arts 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents lto 6 to restrain the 7th respondent from proceeding with the erection of ground based Mobile Signal Tower in the plot No. 70 in the survey no. 82 to 99 situated at lakshmipuram village, pendurthimandal, Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAJESH MATCHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. BETHAPALLI SURYANARAYANA (CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL) 2. A S C BOSE (SC FOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AP) 3 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Gumma Itihaas, Ld. Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Rajesh Matcha, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Sri Vijaya Kumar, Ld. Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, Ld. Standing Counsel for the Municipal Corporations and Sri T.D. Phani Kumar, Ld. Counsel for the Respondent No.7. 2. Sri T. D. Phani Kumar, Ld. Counsel appearing for M/s. Indus Towers Limited (Respondent No.7) submits that he has received an e mail on 20.01.2026 that the Respondent No.7 is not proposing to erect any cell tower in the subject area namely in Plot No.70 in Survey No.82 to 89 at Laksmipuram village, Pendurthy Mandal, Visakhapatnam. 3. Having noted the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. 4. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 19.02.2026 Mnr 4 207 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No.13622 OF 2021 Dt.19.02.2026 Mnr