APHC010023962026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3328]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE TWELETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 1681/2026 Between:

1. M ARISETTY RAGHAVAIAH, S/O.PRASADA RAO, AGED 65 YEARS OCC BUSINESS, R/O.D.NO.8-3-1075, FLAT NO301,JYOTHI HOMES, SRINAGAR COLONY, KHAIRATABAD, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA ...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT A.P SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI GUNTUR DISTRICT 522238

2. T HE ELURU MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT, AP REP.BY ITS COMMISSIONER 534001

3. T HE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ELURU DISTRICT, ELURU, AP 534001 ...RESPONDENT(S):

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. YASWANTH GADE Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR REVENUE

2. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP The Court made the following:

ORAL ORDER:

Heard Sri A. Lalith Nikhil, learned Counsel representing Sri G.

Yaswanth, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri K.N. Krishna Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development and Sri S