THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.551 OF 1998 DATED: 20-2-2007 Between : P. Sreenivas Reddy .. Petitioner And 1. The District Collector, RR District at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad; and 3 others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.551 OF 1998 ORDER : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the alleged action of the respondents in seeking to lay the road by evicting the petitioner from the land bearing Sy.No.52/a admeasuring AC.4-22 guntas situated at Buddaram Village, Peddamul Mandal, Rangareddy District as otherwise in due course of law as arbitrary and illegal. Though Rule Nisi was ordered on 12-1-1998, no counter- affidavit is filed by the respondents. The interim order granting stay of laying of road granted by this Court on 12-1-1998 continued to be in operation throughout. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and in the absence of counter-affidavit by the respondents, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with possession of the petitioner in respect of the land in question in any manner whatsoever without following due process of law. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 20-2-2007 gbs