APHC010533322025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 27736 OF 2025 Between: 1. P MAHABALESWARA HERLE, S/o Yajnarayana Herle, aged 69 years, OcciBusiness, R/o D.No.2-46/1, Officers Lane, Puttur Road, Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 2. J. Sivakumar, S/o Late J. Narayana Reddy, aged 60 years, Occ Business, R/o D.No.2-1086/1, Lakshminagar colony, Puttur Road, Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 3. E. Ravikumar, S/o A. Krishnaiah Naidu,aged 44 years, Occ Business,R/o. D.N0.2-312/1A, Puttur Road,Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 4. K. Vasudeva Naidu, S/o K. Rangaiah Naidu aged 85 years,Occ Business, R/o D.No.2-1022, Kongareddypalle, Puttur Road, Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 5. A. Bala Gajendra, S/o. A. Rammoorthy Naidu, aged 39 years, Occ Business, R/o. D.No.2-966,967,968, Postal Colony, Puttur Road Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 6. Kantamani Sindhura, W/o Kantamani Pradeep, aged 44 years, Occ Business, R/o D.No.2-232 to 235, Kongareddypalle, Puttur Road, Prakasam High Road,Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 7. C. Yasoda Devi, W/o C. Hariprasad, aged 68 years, Occ Business, R/o D.No.2-1028, Puttur Road, Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 8. D. Krishna Reddy, S/o Late D. Subramanyam Reddy, aged 69 years, Occ Business, R/o D.No.2-311/1, Kongareddypalle, Puttur Road, Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 2 9. D. Kusuma, W/o. D. Mohan Reddy, aged 42 years, Occ Business, R/o. D.No.2-618/2a, Sambaiah Kandiga Puttur Road, Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 10. P. Nayana Reddy, S/o. P. Chenga Reddy, aged 72 years, Occ Business, R/o D.No.2-311, Readspet Kongareddypalle, Puttur Road, Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 11. Kummara Subramanyam Kalpana, W/o. S. Hema Sekhar, aged 38 years, Occ Business, R/o. D.No.3-130/1, Cheruvu Veedhi, Vellore Road, Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 12. Natakala Lalithlochan,, S/o. N. Badrinath, aged 20 years, Occ Business, R/o D.No. 18-1008 and 1009, Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 13. T. Badrinarayana, S/o. Venkatesam Chetty, aged 71 years, Occ Business, R/o D.No. 18-150, Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 14. Tholasi Murali, S/o T.N. Venkatesam Chetty, aged 67 years, Occ Business, R/o D.No. 18-150/1, Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 15. B. Eswari, W/o. Scidanandh, aged 59 years, Occ Business, R/o D.No.18- 160, Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. 16. M. Sivakumar, S/o. Guruchokalingam Murugesan, Aged 55 years, Occ Business, R/o D.N0.27-777/A, Palamaner Road and D.No.4-1442, Vellore Road, Prakasam High Road, Chittoor City, Chittoor District. ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its principal Secretary to the Government, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Chittoor District at Chittoor. 3. The Chittoor Municipal Corporation, Rep.by its commissioner, Chittoor, Chittoor District. ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: GARSIKUTI HARSHA VARDHAN Counsel for the Respondents: POTHAM VENGALA REDDY SC For M.Corporation in Rayalaseema region In Counsel for the Respondents:GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 3 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri P. Karthik Kiran, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri G. Harsha Vardhan, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners, Sri P. Vengal Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporations for Rayalaseema Region and Sri S. Vijaya Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporations. 2. Sri P. Vengal Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporations for Rayalaseema Region has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Commissioner, Chittoor Municipal Corporation. Copy of the Written Instruction is also furnished to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. This Written Instruction is taken on record. 3. Relevant portion of the Written Instruction is usefully extracted hereunder: “The Chittoor Municipal Corporation is committed to following the due process of law in all development-related activities. In the case of required land acquisition, due procedures under applicable laws, including G.O.Ms.No.122 MA & UD dated 24.08.2022, and relevant provisions of the A.P Municipal Corporation Act, will be strictly adhered to. However if the municipal corporation initiates any land acquisition for the implementation of Road Development, we will issue notices and take consent letters from the aggrieved parties duly following the rules as per Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authority Act, 2016.” 4. The above extract would indicate clearly that the Municipal Corporation would follow the due process of law whenever it undertakes the exercise for road widening. 5. Having noted the same, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition at the admission stage and without going into merits directing 4 the Respondents to follow the due process of law including the initiation of proceeding for acquiring the land belonging to the private parties whenever the Municipal Corporation seeks for widening the road. 6. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 06.02.2026 JKS 5 43 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 27736 OF 2026 04.02.2026 JKS