IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA WRIT PETITION NO : 19725 of 1994 Between: R. Sujith Kumar, S/o Sri Moti Lal, R/o Safaibasthi, Near Ganesh Temple, Kothagudem, Khammam Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of A.P., Rep by Principal Secretary to Government Municipal Administration And Urban Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner & Director of Municipalities, Govt., of A.P., M.J. Road, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 The Kothagudem Notified Area Committee, Rep by Chairman, Kothagudem. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ or order or a direction, more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus, compelling the first respondent herein, Viz., the State Government to constitute the Municipality for the local area of Kothagudem and Ramavaram under section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965, duly replacing the existing "Kothagudem Notified Area Committee", within a period of 3 months and there afterwards hold the elections in accordance with the provisions contained in the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 and to pass such other further order or orders as this Hon,ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. NOOTY RAMA MOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1 & 2: The G.P. for Housing and Municipal Administration. Counsel for the Respondent No.3: Mr. R. Thimma Reddy (S.C. for Telengana Municipalities) The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: The learned Counsel representing Mr. Nooty Ram Mohana Rao appearing for the writ petitioner reported ‘no instructions’ since records were taken away by the petitioner. The writ petition is dismissed as ‘no instructions’ and for non-appearance of the petitioner. __________ 16-07-2004 es/dr To 1 The Principal Secretary, State of A.P., Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner & Director of Municipalities, Govt., of A.P., M.J. Road, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 The Chairma, Kothagudem Notified Area Committee, Kothagudem, Khammam District. 4. Two CCs to the G.P. for Housing & Municipal Administration, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 5. Two C.D copies.