1 APHC010233902026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] WEDNESDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 13137/2026 Between: 1. PATTEM SRINIVAS, S/O. NAGESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC GOVT.EMPLOYEE IN HOME DEPT, R/O. H.NO. D-77, 2ND WARD, KADAKATIA, TADEPALLIGUDEM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT,534101 ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI - 522238. 2. THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICER, TADEPALLIGUDEM MUNICIPALITY,TADEPALL IGUDEM TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT-534101. 3. TADEPALLIGUDEM MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY IT'S COMMISSIONER, TADEPALLIGUDEM TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT-534101. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. GADDIGOPULA SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2 The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Gaddigopula Srinivas, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Sri M. Srinu Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development and Sri N.C. John Paul, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Smt. Sireesha Rani Vallabhaneni, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent No.3. 2. Learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, after making submissions for some time, seeks to withdraw this Writ Petition by seeking liberty to approach the Civil Court. 3. Having considered the said submission, this Court finds it reasonable. 4. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the Writ Petitioner to avail other avenues as available to him under law, including approaching the Civil Court. No order as to costs. 5. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt:06.05.2026 Vns