Muddapu Appala Naidu Vs the State of Andhra… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

Muddapu Appala Naidu Vs the State of Andhra… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Permission to withdraw the Writ Petition; dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs; no substantive relief granted on the alleged police interference.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of Respondent Nos.2 and 3 in interfering with construction activities at the petitioner's premises bearing D.No.24-1-1/4, MIG-1, VUDA Layout Phase-II, Pedagantyada Village, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam, despite building permit NO.1086/4585/B/GWK/PDA/2025 dated 07.03.2026, was illegal, irregular, arbitrary and violative of the Municipal Corporation Act and Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution, warranting a direction not to interfere with the petitioner's possession, enjoyment and construction.

Ratio / Principle

Permission was accorded to the petitioner's counsel to withdraw the Writ Petition.

Key takeaways

The Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with no order as to costs.ratio¶39
As a sequel to the dismissal, interlocutory applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶40

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (Article 226, mandamus) by MUDDAPU APPALA NAIDU complaining that Respondent Nos.2 and 3 (Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam City; Assistant Commissioner of Police, South, Gajuwaka) were interfering with construction at his premises D.No.24-1-1/4, MIG-1, VUDA Layout Phase-II, Pedagantyada Village, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam, despite building permit NO.1086/4585/B/GWK/PDA/2025 dated 07.03.2026, allegedly violating the Municipal Corporation Act and Articles 14, 21 and 300-A. Before any adjudication, learned counsel sought leave to withdraw; the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Maheswara Rao Kuncheam, J) accorded permission and dismissed W.P.No.18673 of 2026 as withdrawn on 10.07.2026, with no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications (including I.A. No.1 of 2026 under Section 151 CPC) stood closed. No finding was recorded on the legality of the police action; no precedents were cited or relied upon.

Date of pronouncement Date of uploading

: 10.07.2026 : 18.07.2026

APHC010346122026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

[3504]

FRIDAY, THE 10^th DAY OF JULY 2026

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM

WRIT PETITION NO: 18673/2026

Between:

MUDDAPU APPALA NAIDU, S/O. VENKATRAO, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, MALE, R/O. D.NO.24-1-1/4, UDA PHASE - II, UDA COLONY, PEDAGANTYADA, ZONE VI, GAJUWAKA, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530044.

...PETITIONER

AND

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, NELAPADU, AMARAVATHI - 522237.

THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY, VISHAKAPATNAM- 530005.

THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, SOUTH, GAJUWAKA, VISHAKAPATNAM-530026

THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, GAJUWAKA POLICE STATION, GAJUWAKA, VISHAKHAPATNAM-530026

SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. NOT KNOWN, AGE 55 YEARS, MALE, NEWS CONTRIBUTOR, GEMINI VOICE, R/O. D.NO.06-60/13A, SRANIKA NAGAR, CHINAGANTYADA, VISHAKHAPATNAM -530026

KU FIROSE, S/O. NOT KNOWN, AGE 36 YEARS, MALE, NEWS CONTRIBUTOR, PEN POWER, GAJUWAKA, VISHAKHAPATNAM-

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530026

S SARAH JYOTHI, W/O. NOT KNOWN, FEMALE, AGE 32 YEARS. NEWS CONTRIBUTOR, GEMINI VOICE, GAJUWAKA, VISHAKHAPATNAM-530026

T VARAHALU, S/O. NOT KNOWN, MALE, AGE 40 YEARS. NEWS CONTRIBUTOR, POWER OF DREAM, GAJUWAKA, VISHAKHAPATNAM-530026

...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 to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS aggrieved by the action of the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 in interfering into the construction activities of the petitioner premises bearing D.No.24-1-1/4, MIG-1, VUDA Layout Phase-ll, Pedagantyada Village, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam inspite of building permit NO.1086/4585/B/GWK/PDA/2025, dated 07.03.2026 as illegal, irregular, arbitrary and violative of the provisions of the Municipal Corporation Act and also offends Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere into the peaceful possession, enjoyment and construction activity of the petitioners property and pass

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 to direct the respondents not to interfere into the peaceful possession, enjoyment and construction activities of the petitioner’s building in bearing D.No.24-1-1/4, MIG-1, VUDA Layout Phase-ll, Pedagantyada Village, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam, pending disposal of the main writ petition and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.MANGENA SREE RAMA RAO

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR HOME

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The Court made the following Order:

Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Writ Petition.

Permission is accorded.

Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.

______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J

Dated: 10.07.2026 MDP