IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23759 of 2011 Between: Gandi Aruna … Petitioner And The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri V. Srinivas for M/s. Bharadwaj Associates Counsel for respondents 1&3: Sri N. Ranga Reddy Counsel for respondent No.2: Smt. V. Preethi Reddy This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23759 of 2011 ORDER:- The petitioner, who is claiming to be the owner and possessor of Plot Nos.51 and 52 bearing Door No.49-54-11A admeasuring 806 square yards of Balayyasastry layout of Allipuram of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, filed this Writ Petition on the allegation that respondent Nos.1 and 3 are seeking to remove his mechanic shed on the ground that the same is constructed on open space in layout No.5 of 1980. While asserting that the plots, over which the mechanic shed is raised, form part of the authorised layout and that they are not situated in the open area as is the case of the respondents, at the hearing, Sri V.Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that respondent Nos.1 and 3 have not issued any notice to the petitioner and that they cannot unilaterally conclude that the shed in question is constructed over the open area in the layout. Sri N. Ranga Reddy, learned Standing counsel for respondent No.1, stated that construction of shed on the open space is not permissible according to the approved layout and that his clients will follow due process of law before taking steps for removing the shed. The submission of the learned Standing counsel is placed on record and the Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.29122 of 2011 is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 24.08.2011 ES