ORDER:

The petitioner challenges APIIC-Inter Office Memo vide IOM No.APIIC/LAC/Vjwda/TVNMIASS/IALA-JAN/2019-20 dt:27.07.2020 issued by 2nd respondent enhancing the term of existing Managing Committee of the 6th respondent society from 3 years to 5 years contrary to the Office Memo IOM.No.APIIC/LAC/2020, dated 18.03.2020 of 3rd respondent and the report dated 09.06.2020 of 5th respondent as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the revised guidelines for the functioning of Industrial Area Local Authorities (IALAs) and Service Societies, 2013 and consequently direct the respondents 2 to 5 herein to conduct the elections for the Managing Committee of the 6th respondent society and pass such other orders which are deemed fit.

2. The petitioner’s case succinctly is thus :

(a) In order to provide civic services in APIIC industrial areas which were neglected by local bodies, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has conferred local authority status to APIIC Limited by amending the local Acts i.e., The Panchayatraj Act, the A.P. Municipalities Act and the Municipal Corporation Act etc. and also transferred certain powers of the local bodies to APIIC. The 1st respondent in order to promote local self