APHC010272342026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 14229 OF 2026 Between: 1. STANTON MEMORIAL TELUGU BAPTAIST CHURCH, Rep. by its Authorized Representative, R. Ravichandrakanth, S/o (Late) Moses, Dr. No. 40-814, Stanton Compound, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh-518 004 ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Department, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh - 522238. 2. The Kurnool Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Commissioner, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh -518001. 3. The Town Surveyor, Kurnool Municipal Corporation, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh -518001. 4. The City Planner, Kurnool Municipal Corporation, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh -518001. 5. The Assistant City Planner, Kurnool Muhicipal Corporation, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh - 518004. 6. The District Collector, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh - 518002 ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: VENKAT CHALLA Counsel for the Respondents: 2 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER (LUNCH MOTION): Heard Sri Venkat Challa, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri Gudapati Lakshmi Narayana, learned Counsel representing Sri P. Vengal Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporations for Rayalaseema Region. 2. Learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner submits that after filing of the Writ Petition, the Official Respondents have issued a Show Cause Notice. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petitioner intends to withdraw this Writ Petition with liberty to pursue the Show Cause Notice, including submission of explanation. Let Explanation to the Show Cause Notice be submitted within a period of two weeks from today instead of three days as mentioned in the Show Cause Notice. Upon submission of the Explanation, needless to state that the Official Respondents shall consider the same in accordance with law within a reasonable time and communicate the outcome to the Writ Petitioner forthwith. 3. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the Writ Petitioner to avail all avenues as available to him under law. No order as to costs. 4. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 08.05.2026 JKS 3 80 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 14229 OF 2026 08.05.2026 JKS