APHC010720172025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 110/2026 Between: 1. C NAGENDRA, S/O.JANAKIRAM AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS,RESIDING AT 14 SANIBEL COURT, MONROE, NJ 08831, U SA REP.BY THEIR SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY GURRAM MOHAN RAO, S/O.GURRAM CHINA VENKATAIAH AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O.D.NO.24-1-289, BESTAPALEM, MULAPET, NELLORE- 524003, A.P. 2. SMT. C. ARUNA,, W/O. C.NAGENDRA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT 14 SANIBEL COURT, MONROE, NJ 08831, U SA REP.BY THEIR SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY GURRAM MOHAN RAO, S/O.GURRAM CHINA VENKATAIAH AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O.D.NO.24-1-289, BESTAPALEM, MULAPET, NELLORE-524003, A.P. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE NELLORE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP.BY ITS COMMISSIONER, NELLORE. 3. THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICER, NELLORE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, NELLORE. 2 ...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 a Writ, Order, or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in not processing the petitioners Application NO.BPS2025/NLR/NLR/26/001106, dt.29.11.2025 under BPS Scheme under G.O.Ms.No.225, MA and UD Department, dt.12.11.2025, as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India as also violative of Principles of Natural Justice and consequently direct the Respondents to consider the petitioners Application, dt.29.11.2025 under BPS Scheme and to pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 may be pleased to direct the Respondents to forth process petitioners’ the Application, Applicationdt.29.11.2025 NO.BPS2025/NLR/NLR/26/001106 under BPS Scheme under G.O.Ms.No.225, MA&UD Department, dt.12.11.2025, pending disposal of the Writ Petition, and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. AKULA VAMSI KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV The Court made the following: 3 Order:- The petitioners are seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to process the petitioners’ application No. BPS2025/NLR/NLR/26/001106, dated 29.11.2025, and to consider the same in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.225, dated 29.11.2025. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners submitted an application seeking regularization of the unauthorized construction and paid the application fee of Rs. 10,000/- on 29.11.2025. It is submitted that the petitioners also paid the compounding fee before the Lok Adalat for compounding the offences registered against them vide C.C. No. 2841 of 2025, and that an amount of Rs. 9,81,214/- was paid towards the said compounding fee. It is further submitted that, though the petitioners submitted their application for regularization and penalization of the construction beyond the permissible limits, the respondent authorities have not so far processed the petitioners’ application further. 3. Sri A.S.C. Bose, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 2 and 3, submits that G.O.Ms.No.225 does not mandate any specific time frame for processing such applications and that appropriate orders would be passed strictly in accordance with the applicable provisions of G.O.Ms.No.225. It is submitted that the compounding fee was paid before the Lok Adalat towards compounding of the offence registered against the petitioners. It is further submitted that the petitioners would be required to pay 4 the compounding fee as determined by the respondent authorities in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.225. 4. Recording the same, this writ petition stands disposed of, leaving it open for the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to determine the compounding fee payable and to pass appropriate orders on the application submitted by the petitioners seeking regularization of the unauthorized construction. There shall be no order as to costs. 5. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 06.01.2026 PNS