Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/15568/2012 of MATTUPALLI GIRIDHAR, GUNTUR DIST. & ANR Vs PRL. SECY., M.A. & U.D DEPT & ANR on 6 October 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WRIT PETITION NO: 15568 of 2012 Bench Sr.No:-43 [3584] Mattupalli Giridhar & another ...Petitioner(s) Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Prl. Secy., MAUD Dept. & another ...Respondent(s) ********** CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE LISA
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
WRIT PETITION NO: 15568 of 2012 Bench Sr.No:-43
Mattupalli Giridhar & another ...Petitioner(s) Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Prl. Secy., MAUD Dept. & another ...Respondent(s) ********** CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE LISA GILL SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN DATE : 7th October, 2026. Present : Advocate for Petitioner(s): Mr. Venkateswarlu Chakkilam Advocate(s) for Respondent(s): Mrs. Sireesha Rani Vallabhaneni (SC for Municipalities) LISA GILL, CJ:
Prayer in this writ petition is for declaring action of respondent No.2 in issuing special notice dated nil under Rules 4, 10 and 11 of Schedule II of A.P. Municipalities Act, 1965, demand notice dated 08.01.2012 issued under Section 91 and provisions 29 to 34 of Schedule II of A.P. Municipalities Act, 1965 to the extent of enhancement of property tax are illegal.
2. No interim order was passed in this writ petition, filed on 19.05.2012.
3. Learned counsel for respondents submits that there has been change in applicable rules and provisions in the year 2020; thereafter petitioners have
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been regularly depositing amount in question and are not in default. Therefore, present writ petition does not survive.
4. At this stage, Mr. K. Ranga Srinivas, learned counsel, submits that learned counsel who filed this writ petition has unfortunately passed away.
5. Be that as it may, in the given factual matrix and specific statement made by learned counsel for respondents, on written instructions dated 06.10.2026, received by her from Commissioner, Tenali Municipality, we do not find any justification in continuation of present proceedings, which are accordingly closed with liberty to petitioners to file an appropriate application in case of any subsisting grievance, within a period of eight weeks.
6. A copy of this order be communicated to petitioner at the address given in the memo of parties.
No costs. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of accordingly. LISA GILL, CJ.
CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J. SSN Whether the order is Speaking/Reasoned
: Yes / No Whether the order is Reportable
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