P.Nanaiah, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Seniority versus lottery-cum-auction allotment of municipal open plots; Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Gunadala Employees Layout; eligibility restricted to in-service employees; late application after 31.03.1999 cut-off (applied 29.10.2013, Serial No.809); 642 plots already allotted by lottery, 70 and then 33 plots remaining; 886 applicants pressing, more than 600 applications pending; issue referred to Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration Department for decision on way forward; Article 226 mandamus; Articles 14, 19 and 21; Section 151 CPC interim prayer; disposed by closure without costs, liberty to challenge reserved. Bench: Justice Harinath.N (single judge). Decided 21.11.2025. Identifier: APHC010057392016.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; the writ petition stands closed leaving it open for the petitioner to challenge the proceedings, if so aggrieved; no order as to costs.