APHC010246992022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY, THE 25th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 15304/2022 Between: 1. RAVILLA LAKSHMI NARAYANA, SIO. KONDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, EX-COUNCILLOR, R/O. RAMIREDDYPET, NEW WARD NO. 25, OLD WARD NO. 24, NARASARAOPET TOWN AND MANDAL, PALNADU DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 3. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, SRI KRISHNA ENCLAVE, ANNAPURNA NAGAR, 4/7 INNER RING ROAD, GORANTLA, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALNADU DISTRICT, NARASARAOPET. 5. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ARUNDELPET, NARASARAOPET MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 6. THE TAHSILDAR, STATION ROAD, ARUNDELPET, NARASARAOPET MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 7. THE COMMISSIONER, NARASARAOPET MUNICIPALITY, NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT. A.P. 8. ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, 1ST FLOOR, NEW HOD'S BUILDING, OPP. INDIRA GANDHI MUNICIPAL STADIUM, M.G. ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, A.P. ...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 topleased to issue any writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in preparing the electoral rolls for the respective wards of the Narasaraopet Municipality without rectifying the mistakes occurred in division of wards and without considering the objections of the Petitioner dated 12.01.2022 properly as directed by the Hon'ble High Court in W.P. No. 31172/2021 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and in violation of Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and against the A.P. Municipalities (Division of Nagar Panchayats and Municipalities into Wards) Rules, 1994 and A.P. Municipalities Act, 1965 and also The Representation of The People Act, 1951 and direct the Respondents to prepare the voters list ward wise basing on the notification vide Roc. No. 360/2019/G1 dated 21.12.2019 and the Door numbers mentioned therein and conduct the elections for Narasaraopet Municipality, Palnadu District after completing their exercise and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 pleased to pass an interim order directing the Respondents not to conduct the elections to the Narasaraopet Municipality, Palnadu District until the rectification of division of wards and voters list until disposal of the above writ petition, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 pleased to receive the counter copy on record by allowing the leave petition in the above writ petition and may pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRINIVASA RAO NARRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 3. M MANOHAR REDDY (SC FOR MUNC AND MUNC CORP ) 4. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV The Court made the following order: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition in future, if so advised. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 25.08.2026 RJS/SKB HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N W.P.NO.15304 OF 2022 Dt: 25.08.2026 RJS/SKB