WP/25936/2026 of VADAPALLI SRINU Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh on 9 September 2026

1. VADAPALLI SRINU, S/O SATYAN, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O 5-319, S.T. COLONY, YELESWARAM, YELESWARAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 533429.

2. SUNKARA RAMBABU,, S/O. KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS,

R/O.14-24/1, LAKKAVARAM COLONY, DIBBALAPALEM, YELESWARAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

3. KORADA SIVARAMAKRISHNA PRASAD,, W/O. SITHRAMAYYA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. 3-185, THOTA VEEDHI, YELESWARAM EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

4. SAMANTHULA SRI RAMASURYAKUMAR,, S/O. THAMMARAO, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. 9-27, SAMANTHULA VANI VEEDHI, YELESWARAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT

...PETITIONER(S) AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,

SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522237.

2. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, PRIME HILL CREST, 4TH FLOOR, NEAR DGP

OFFICE,

BESIDE ULTRATECH READY MIX PLANT, VADDESWARAM VILLAGE, MANGALAGIRI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522502.

3. THE YELESWARAM MUNICIPALITY, YELESWARAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, 533429. REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER.,

4. THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, REP., BY ITS COMMISSIONER, DOOR NO. 133, 1ST FLOOR, NEW HODS BUILDING, OPP INDIRA GANDHI MUNICIPAL STADIUM, M.G. ROAD, VIJAYAWADA 520010.

...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. PAPUDIPPU SASHIDAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV

2. N ASHWANI KUMAR The Court made the following order:

Heard Sri Papudippu Sashidar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt. Sireesha Rani Vallabhaneni, learned Standing Counsel for Municipalities and Sri N.Ashwani Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for the State Election Commission appearing for the respondents. With the consent of both the learned counsel, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission.

2. The grievance of the petitioner is against the issuance of the preliminary notification dated 16.05.2026 by the 3rd respondent.

3. It is the specific case of the petitioner that the said notification is contrary to the circular dated 01.04.2026 issued by the 2nd respondent.

4. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents that the draft ward delimitation and subsequently, the final ward delimitation were published in Form-IV and that the same was approved by the District Election Authority and the District Collector, Kakinada. It is also submitted that the Gazette notification was published on 17.08.2026.

5. It is further submitted that the 3rd respondent has published the draft ward-wise photo electoral rolls for 28 wards of Yeleswaram Municipality, duly placing copies in the office of the RDO, Kakinada and the Tahsildar, Yeleswaram, apart from the other officers.

6. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the draft notification has been forwarded to the petitioner.

7. Recording the said submissions, no further orders are required to be passed in the present writ petition. The petitioner is at liberty to file a fresh writ petition, if a fresh cause of action arises.

8. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Dated: 10.09.2026 BSK

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N

WRIT PETITION NO: 25936 OF 2026

Dated: 10.09.2026 BSK