THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.11000 of 2002 Dated:07.09.2009 Between: Bathula Venkataswamy. …Petitioner and The Mandal Revenue Officer, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. …Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.11000 of 2002 ORDER: The petitioner is allegedly owner of house bearing No.13-2-125, Ashok Nagar Colony, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. He alleges that respondent is taking steps to demolish his house on the ground of development of township, and that on 18th June 2002 the respondent’s Officials came to the site and marked the house, without giving notice to him. Therefore, he filed the instant writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus for declaration and direction to respondent not to demolish his house. Though the writ petition was admitted on 20.06.2002, respondent has not filed any counter affidavit. Therefore, instead of keeping the writ petition pending any further, the same is disposed of observing that unless and until the land of the petitioner is acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, or any other relevant law, the petitioner’s land cannot be used for the purpose of development of township nor he can be dispossessed from the land. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 07.09.2009 vs