Petitioners challenged sealing of their shops in Kurnool under municipal proceedings. On the date of hearing, counsel sought permission to withdraw the writ petition; the High Court permitted withdrawal and dismissed the petition without costs, closing pending miscellaneous applications.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI
WRIT PETITION NO: 34025 OF 2022
Between:
...Petitioners
AND
...Respondents
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 directions, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the speaking Proceedings.Roc.No.371262/2020/ JA(G2)TP-KMC, dated.02-07- 2021 U/s 461-A/636 of GHMCAct, 1955,issuedby the 2nd respondent and subsequent seizer of petitioners hopson06-07-2021 and 07-07-2021 in building D.N0.I8/IOOA-I, situated in Sri Venkatachalapathi Sharoff Bazar, Kurnool City in Ground Floor 13 ShopsandFirstFloor15Shops, which is illegal, arbitrary, unjust, contrary to theprovisions 443and596ofthe Act, 1955, without jurisdiction or power and violationofArticles14and300-Aof the Constitution of India and consequently set asidethesameandunsealthe petitioners subject shops forthwith interms of thecommonorderofthisHon'ble court in W.P.No.13136,13141 of 2021, dated 05-08-2022, with all consequential benefits or otherwise petitioners will suffer serious finance loss and great hardship.
lA NO: 1 OF 2022
Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in thecircumstancesstated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interim suspension of speaking Proceedings.Roc.No.371262/2020/ JA(G2)TP-KMC, dated.02-07-2021 U/s 461-A/636 of GHMC Act,1955, issued by the 2nd respondent, further directions to the respondents to unseal the petitioners subject shops forthwith, pending disposaloftheWritPetition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI CHALLA SIVASANKAR
Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMNURBANDEV
Counsel for the Respondents 2 & 3: SRI SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA,
SC for MUNICIPALITIES
The Court made the following order:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH : AMARAVATI
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI
WRIT PETITION No.34025 OF 2022
Between:
Akula Sreedha, S/o Late Akula Sivaiah, Aged 51 years, Occ: Private Job, R/o D.No.lS-lOO-A-l, Sri Venkatachalapathi Sharaff Bazar, Opposite Kondareddy Buruzu, Kurnool City, Kurnool District and another.
... Petitioners
And
The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration 85 Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District and two others.
Respondents
Counsel for the petitioners : Sri Ch.Siva Sankar Counsel for respondents : GP for Municipal Administration and Sri K.Suresh Kumar Reddy, Standing Counsel.
ORDER
In pursuance of letter dated 19.02.2024 addressed tothe
Registrar (Judicial), learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition.
Permission is accorded.
Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs.
As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous petitions shall stand closed.
To,
Sd/- P. VINOD KUMAR ASSISTA GISTRAR //TRUE COPY// t- SECrrON OFFICER
- One CC to Sri Challa Sivasankar, Advocate [OPUCl 2.
- Two crs?rfrp Reddy Kalava, SC for Municipalities [OPUC] High
- Two CD Copies RAM gl r'neeo
HIGH COURT
DATED:21/02/2024
ORDER
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Current Section
WP.No.34025 of 2022
DISMISSING THE WP AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS
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Akula Sreedhar
Akula Srinivas
The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department
The Kurnool Municipal Corporation, Rep its Commissioner
The Deputy City Planner, Kurnool Municipal Corporation
Subba Reddy Satti
As recorded by the court registry
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