IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.23970 OF 2007 Between: Jaladi Satyanagendra Swamy and seven others. … Petitioners AND The District Collector, Krishna District at Machilipatnam and four others. … Respondents This Court made the following: O R D E R : The petitioners are residents of Veldhipadu village, Ungutur Mandal, Krishna District. They filed the present writ petition apprehending that the respondent-authorities would resort to demolition of their houses for the purpose of road widening without following the due procedure laid down by law. 2. This Court, by interim order dated 13-11-2007, directed the respondent-authorities not to demolish the petitioners’ houses or in any manner interfere with their possession and enjoyment without following the due process of law. 3. The Veldhipadu Gram Panchayat, Krishna District, the fifth respondent in the writ petition, filed W.V.M.P. No.3463 of 2007 to vacate the said interim order. 4. With the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties, the main writ petition is taken up for disposal. 5. In its counter, the fifth respondent-Gram Panchayat stated that pursuant to the resolution passed by it for widening of the R & B road, steps were being initiated for necessary survey and identification of encroachments, if any, over the road margin. The Gram Panchayat specifically stated that in the event any such encroachments were found they would be removed according to the due procedure laid down by law. According to the fifth respondent, the writ petition was premature, as no steps had been initiated for removal of any encroachments as yet. 6. As the petitioners’ apprehension was that the respondent-authorities would resort to unilateral coercive action for removal of their houses without following the due procedure laid down by law, which is now demonstrated to be baseless in the light of the counter filed by the fifth respondent-Gram Panchayat, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioners over their subject properties in Veldipadu Village, Ungutur Mandal, Krishna District, except in accordance with due procedure laid down by law. In the circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs. __________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: 17-02-2011. KVS/RKK THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.23970 OF 2007 February 17, 2011