THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI KALYAN JYOTI SENGUPTA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU Public Interest Litigation Nos.119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 141 , 142, 143, 144, 184, 185, 186, 131, 241, 243 and 261 of 2013 DATED:21.10.2013 PIL No. 119 of 2013 Between:

Guvvala Venkateswara Rao … Petitioners And The Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (Pts.IV) Department, Hyderabad and others.

….Respondents THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI KALYAN JYOTI SENGUPTA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU Public Interest Litigation Nos.119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 141 , 142, 143, 144, 184, 185, 186, 131, 241, 243 and 261 of 2013 Common Order: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta)

By this batch of petitions, all the petitioners have challenged the Government Order in G.O. Ms. No. 99, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (Pts.IV) Department, dated 18.3.2013 issued by the

1st respondent and the consequential order issued in G.O. Ms.

No. 94, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (Elec.II) Department, dated 18.3.2013 by the 2nd respondent as illegal, arbitrary and void.

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