Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : 02.07.2026 Date of uploading : 08.07.2026 APHC010202442026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY, THE 2nd DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 10330/2026 Between: 1. MODUGULA VENUGOPALA REDDY, S/O. LATE PAPI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS OCC BUSINESS, R/O. DOOR NO. 3-1-268, BRUNDAVAN GARDENS, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522006, ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI - 522238. 2. THE GUNTUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER GUNTUR - 522003. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, THE GUNTUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION GUNTUR - 522003. 4. THE CAPITAL REGION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED ITS COMMISSIONER, RAYAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DIST., GUNTUR - 522237 ...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 2 pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the impugned action of road widen programme effecting the petitioners property D.No.3-1-268 (D.No.29 of Nallapadu) situated at Brindavan Gardens, Guntur by the 2nd respondent as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and violative of Section 146 of the A.P. Municipal Corporations Act, 1955, G.O.Ms.No.688 and G.O.Ms.No.119 MA and UD, the provisions of the LARR Act, 2013 and Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents not to take any coercive action including demolition or dispossession of the petitioners property pursuant to the impugned action without following due process of and 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 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. ANCHA PANDURANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV 2. S PRANATHI The Court made the following: 3 ORDER:- The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks the permission of this Court to withdraw the present Writ Petition. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition. There shall be no order as to costs. 4. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 02.07.2026. PNS Whether the order is: Speaking ☑ Reasoned Reportable Non-reportable ☑