Gudiwada Madhava Rao, S/o. Venkata Subbarao v. State Of AP, Rep. By Its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration And Urban Development Department
2026-02-12
GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD
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ORDER : GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J. Heard Sri P. Adithya Harsha Vardhan, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri R.V. Koteswara Prasad, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners, Sri M. Srinu Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development and Sri S. Vijay Kumar, learned Counsel representing Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Guntur Municipal Corporation. 2. Sri S. Vijay Kumar, learned Counsel representing Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Guntur Municipal Corporation, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Commissioner, Guntur Municipal Corporation dated 11.02.2026. Copy of it is supplied to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners as well and the same is taken on record. 3. The Written Instructions would indicate that the road expansion project has been initiated to accommodate growing traffic in the locality and that a total of 86 structures are affected by the road expansion. It is also stated that Notices under Section 146 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations (APMC) Act, 1955 have been issued to the affected property owners. It is also stated that the Government has introduced Transferable Development Rights Scheme for the affected persons under Section 146-B and 146-C. 4. At this stage, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners would submit that the Writ Petitioners have not received any such Notices issued under Section 146. He would also submit that the Officers of the Corporation have been approaching the Writ Petitioners and have been threatening to demolish the affected portions despite the fact that the Writ Petitioners have not received any such Notices. 5. Having taken note of these facts, the Respondent Corporation (Respondent No.2) is directed not to initiate any coercive steps without following the due process of law. 6. With these observations and directions, these Writ Petitions stand disposed of. No order as to costs. 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order.