APHC010132502026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 7785 OF 2026 Between: 1. LODAGALA JANAKIRAM, S/o. Satyam, Aged 33 years, R/o. D.No.2-1, S.C. Colony, Surya Press Junction, Kommadi, Visakhapatnam-530048. ...Petitioner AND 1. GREATER VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, Rep. by its Commissioner, Visakhapatnam. 2. The Assistant City Planner, Zone-ll, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Visakhapatnam. 3. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration Department A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: G RAMA GOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: Counsel for the Respondents:GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Ms. K. Pallavi, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri G. Rama Gopal, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri S. Vijaya Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporations. 2. Sri S. Vijaya Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporations has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Deputy City Planner, GVMS, dated 23.03.2026. Copy of the Written Instruction is also furnished to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. This Written Instruction is taken on record. 3. Para No.10 of the Written Instruction would indicate that the Respondents would not initiate any coercive action without following the due process of law and appropriate action, if any, shall be taken strictly in accordance with law. 4. Having so recorded, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition directing the Respondent Authorities to follow due process of law before initiating any coercive action in the future. 5. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 06.04.2026 JKS 3 34 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 7785 OF 2026 06.04.2026 JKS