3. The facts as projected by the Writ Petitioners (23 in number) are that
about 23 Ward Members of Markapur Municipality (Respondent No.4) have
submitted Form-I (Ex.P.2) by expressing „No-confidence‟ against the
Chairperson, Markapur Municipal Council (the Council), on 12.05.2025
(Ex.P.2); that, on verifying the signatures of the Signatories in Form-I and
having been satisfied about the genuineness, Form-II was issued by
Respondent No.2 to all the Members of the Council on 22.05.2025 proposing
to convene a Council Meeting at 11:00 a.m. on 11.06.2025 in the Office of the
Markapur Municipality (Respondent No.4); that, in this process, the Collector
and District Magistrate, Prakasam District (Respondent No.2), had nominated
the District Revenue Officer, Ongole (Respondent No.3), as the Presiding
Officer to conduct the Meeting of the Municipal Council in accordance with the
Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 (Act, 1965) and the Andhra Pradesh
Municipalities (Motion of No-confidence in Chairperson/Vice-Chairperson)
Rules, 2008; and that, on the scheduled date, i.e., on 11.06.2025, as there
was no sufficient Quorum at 11:00 a.m., the Meeting was adjourned to 3:30
p.m. and was held on the same day as there was sufficient quorum (with 24
members), namely two-thirds of all the members entitled to vote.
