PART I EXTRAORDINARY
No.733 AMARAVATI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025 G.699 NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
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MA&UD Department – Removal of Sri Talari Raj Kumar from the Office of the Chairperson, Kalyanadurgam Municipality, for his willful disobedience and abuse of the powers vested in the post of Chairperson as per AP Municipalities Act, 1965 - Notification - Issued. ======================================================== (G.O.Rt.No.1194. MA&UD (G) DEPARTMENT, Date: 29.10.2025)
NOTIFICATION
Whereas, the Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration, AP., Vaddeswaram, in his Letter Roc. No.13023/24/2025/H1, dt.03.09.2025 has informed that the RDMA, Anantapuram, has reported that the Chairperson, Kalyanadurgam, has failed to convene two meetings of the council consecutively within a period of 2 months from the date of the last meeting held, i.e., 30.10.2024, as per provisions of the APM Act, 1965, and rules thereunder. The Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration, AP has also reported that the Chairperson, Kalyanadurgam Municipality has not conducted any council meeting in November & December 2024, and February, March & April 2025, and also not called a requisition meeting which was requested by one third of the members of the council.
The above action of the Chairperson, Kalayanadurgam Municipality shows his willful disobedience of the provisions of the AP Municipalities Act, 1965 and rules there under in particular the 2nd proviso to Rule 1 of the Rules regarding proceedings of the Council specified in Schedule–I as per Section 32 of APM Act, 1965 (which was incorporated through Act No 24 of 2020 w.e.f. 02.03.2020), as per which, if the Chairperson fails to convene two meetings of the council consecutively within a period of two months from the date of last meeting held, the Government may, by notification in Andhra Pradesh Gazette remove the Chairperson who in his/her opinion wilfully omits to convene the Council meeting after giving reasonable opportunity for his/her explanation.
//2//Therefore, Government, following due procedure, have issued show cause notice in Govt.Memo.No..2962810/G/2025, Dt.22.09.2025 to Sri Talari Raj Kumar, Chairperson, Kalyanadurgam Municipality to show cause in terms of Section 60(2) of AP Municipalities Act, 1965 as to why action shall not be taken for removing him from the Office of Chairperson, Kalyanadurgam Municipality as per Section 60(1) of AP Municipalities Act, 1965 and as per 2nd proviso to Rule 1 of the Rules regarding proceedings of the Council specified in Schedule-1 as per Section 32 of AP Municipalities Act, 1965 (which was incorporated through Act No 24 of 2020 w.e.f. 02.03.2020). Sri Talari Raj Kumar, Chairperson, Kalyanadurgam Municipality was further requested to submit his explanation in writing to the Government within a period of 15 days from receipt of this Show Cause Notice, failing which, he was informed that further necessary action will be contemplated based on the available material as per provisions of the AP Municipalities Act, 1965, and rules in force. The Show Cause notice dated 22.09.2025 was served by the O/o Commissioner, Kalayanadurgam Municipality on 25.09.2025.
Whereas, no written explanation to the Show cause notice was received from Sri Talari Raj Kumar, Chairperson, Kalyanadurgam Municipality, to the Government even after the expiry of 15 days. In Govt. Memo No.2962810/G/2025, dt. 17.10.2025, the Commissioner, Kalayanadurgam, and the Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration, AP were requested to inform whether any written explanation to show cause notice was received from Sri Talari Raj Kumar, Chairperson, Kalyanadurgam Municipality at their office, and if so, they were requested to furnish the same to Government. In reply, the Municipal Commissioner, Kalyanadurgam Municipality in his letter Roc. No.364/2024-C1, dated 18-10-2025, and the Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration, AP, in his letter Lr.Roc.No.13022/5/2025/H1, dated 22-10-2025, have informed that, after completion of 15 days, no written explanation has been received from Sri Talari Raj Kumar, Chairperson, Kalyanadurgam Municipality, as on date to their offices. Therefore, it is construed that Sri Talari Raj Kumar, Chairperson, Kalyanadurgam Municipality, has no explanation to offer to the show cause notice dt.22.09.2025 even after a sufficient opportunity is given to him for explanation.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 60(1) of A P Municipalities Act, 1965 read with 2nd proviso to Rule 1 of the Rules regarding proceedings of the Council specified in Schedule-1 as per Section 32 of AP Municipalities Act, 1965 (which was incorporated through Act No 24 of 2020 w.e.f. 02.03.2020), Government hereby remove Sri Talari Raj Kumar from the Office of Chairperson, Kalyanadurgam Municipality for his wilful disobedience and abusing the powers vested on the post of Chairperson as per AP Municipalities Act, 1965.