THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 15880 of 2010 Dated: 09.08.2010 Between: Natakarani Venu @ Riksha Venu and others … Petitioners And The Commissioner, Nellore Municipal Corporation, Nellore, Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore District … Respondent The Court made the following:- THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 15880 of 2010 O R D E R : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondent-Nellore Municipal Corporation in killing the pigs reared by the petitioners without giving any notice to the petitioners and without providing alternative accommodation is arbitrary and illegal apart from being in violation of Section 255 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965. It is stated that the petitioners are rearing the pigs in the compound of their houses which are 3 to 4 kilometres away from the Nellore Municipal limits and there has never been any complaint from the public for the past several years. It is alleged that the respondent- Corporation had started killing the pigs without any reason and without giving any opportunity to the petitioners for shifting the pig establishments. Contending that the said action of the respondent is contrary to the guidelines issued by the Division Bench of this Court in A.P. Adimajati Seva Sangham v. Guntur Municipal Council [1], this writ petition is filed. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent denying the petitioners plea that the piggeries were constructed in their house premises. It is stated that the petitioners never obtained any permission from the Municipal Corporation for locating and constructing the piggeries, as per the provisions of the Municipal Corporation Act and rules made thereunder. Since there is a heavy pig menace in the Nellore City, the Municipal Council has allocated budget sanction of Rs.5,00,000/- so as to avoid spreading of diseases like chicken gunia, Japanese Encephalitis, dengue and other types of epidemic diseases. Thereafter, the respondent-Corporation has called for quotations for shoot out and accordingly, the work order was issued to the contractor to shoot out the pigs. It is also stated that all the steps have taken to prevent the epidemic diseases in Nellore City and with the help of the public health officers the task for prevention of roaming of unlicenced pigs in the Nellore City has been taken up. The allegation that the Corporation has taken any hasty steps for killing the unlicenced pigs has been specifically denied and it is stated that the respondent-Corporation is following the rules and guidelines as contemplated under law. Having regard to the specific stand taken by the respondent- Corporation in the counter affidavit, the allegation in the writ petition cannot be accepted. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of leaving it open to the respondent-Corporation to take the necessary steps in terms of the guidelines laid down by the Division Bench of this Court in A.P. Adimajati Seva Sangham’s case (1 supra). No costs. ______________ Date: 09.08.2010 G. ROHINI, J Ivd [1] AIR 1987 A.P. 193 (D.B.)