IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3647 of 2008 Between: R. Vasudevaiah Setty, S/o. Late Ramappa Setty, R/o. D.No. 8-3-377, Main Road, Rayadurgam, Ananthapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P. Rep by its Prl. Secretary, Municipal Administration, Secretariat, at Hyderabad. 2 The Rayadurgam Municipality, Rep by its Municipal Commissioner, Rayadurgam, Ananthapur District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in granting permission to the third parties of construct the structures/bunk on the culvert at D.No. 8-3-377, Main Road, Rayadurgam, Ananthapur District without following the procedure and Municipality Rules, as illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and also against the Municipalities Rules the principles of natural justice and also against the Municipalities Rules and consequently direct the respondents not to grant any construction permission to any third parties to construct structures/bunk on the culvert at D.No. 8-3-377, Main Road, Rayadurgam, Anantapur District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.ASWARTHA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner questioning the action of the respondents in granting permission to construct a building on the culvert situated at main road, Rayadurgam, Ananthapur District. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Sri S.I.Newton, learned standing counsel for the 2nd respondent Municipality and at their request the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. The main grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent authorities, without adhering to the procedure contemplated under the Rules, are going to grant permission to third parties to construct a building on the culvert, which is situated in front of his house at main road, Rayadurgam, Ananthapur District. Today, when the matter is taken up for admission, the learned standing counsel for the 2nd respondent Municipality submitted that as per his instructions, the respondents are not going to grant any permission to third parties for raising any structures on the culvert situated in front of the house of the petitioner, as alleged by him. In view of the above submission made by the learned standing counsel for the 2nd respondent Municipality, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.19.1.2009