APHC010430172019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 20696/2019 Between: 1. SARASWATHI (TM ANDEM) PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL, REPRESENTED BY ITS CORRESPONDENT CHELLAPALLI THIMMA REDDY, S/O C.C. THIMMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/O D. NO-18/49-5A AND 18/44AB, KAPU STREET, JAMMALAMADUGU, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, A.P. STATE DISASTER RESPONSE AND FIRE SERVICES, AMARAVATI. 3. DISTRICT FIRE OFFICER, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT KADAPA. 4. THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT FIRE OFFICER, 0/0 DISTRICT FIRE OFFICER, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. KADAPA. ...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 to issue appropriate order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents Nos-3 and 4 for not renewing the fire safety certificate of the petitioner institution and insisting upon to take fire (NOC) every year by paying fee as per G.O. Ms. No 71 as illegal, 2 arbitrary ,unconstitutional and contrary to Andhra Pradesh Fire services Act 1999 and its rules and consequently direct the Respondent No-3 to grant licence as per section 17 of the Act and issue (NOC) and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2019 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents not to insist the petitioner school for NOC every year. Pending disposal of the main Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M PRASADA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.20696 OF 2019 ORDER: None appeared for the petitioner either physically or through video conference, though the matter is posted under the caption ‘for dismissal’. There was no representation for the petitioner on the previous adjournments also. 2. Sri R.Mallikarjuna Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home is in attendance. 3. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 03.02.2026 Pmk 4 16 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No:20696 OF 2019 Date: 03.02.2026 Pmk