Anaparthy Village of East Godavari District had a Gram Panchayat constituted under the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (for short 'the P.R. Act'). It has grown in size and activity. Therefore, proposals were mooted for upgrading it into Nagar Panchayat. This required the steps of denotification of the Gram Panchayat under Section 3 of the P.R. Act and a consequential notification under Section 2(42a) of the AP. Municipalities Act, 1965 (for short 'the Act). While the notification under Section 3 of the P.R. Act draws a curtain on the Gram Panchayat, the notification under Section 2(42a) of the Act would bring into existence, what is known as "transitional or smaller urban area". On such notification being published, the consequences provided for under Section 2-A of the Act ensue.

2. In respect of Anaparthy Gram Panchayat, a notification under Section 3 of the P.R.Act was published in G.O.Ms. NO.216, dated 07.06.2008. On the same day, the Government in Municipal Administration Department published a notification under Section 2(42a) of the Act in G.O.Ms.NoA02.

Through another order passed on the same date i.e., G.O.Ms. NoA03, the Government appointed a special officer for the newl