THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22926 of 2006 Date: 15.02.2008 Between: Swayamkrushi Association Rep., by its Secretary Nemuri Krishna Kushaiguda, R.R. District. … Petitioner AND Khapra Municipality, rep., by its Commissioner, Khapra, R.R. District. … Respondent Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Vijay Ashrit Counsel for the respondent : Sri R. Ramchandra Reddy THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22926 of 2006 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in laying the road across the burial ground in Sy.No.231 admeasuring Ac.1.00 in Khapra Village of Ranga Reddy District, as illegal and unconstitutional. Sri Vijay Ashrit, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the land belonging to the petitioner is used as burial ground. He further submitted that the respondent, the erstwhile Khapra Municipality, which is now a part of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, without initiating any proceedings under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was attempting to illegally lay the road and the petitioner was therefore constrained to file the present writ petition. The proceeding sheet of the case shows that on 03.11.2006 this Court directed status quo to be maintained for a period of four weeks and the same was extended on two latter occasions, the last of which was on 02.01.2007 for a period of four weeks. Later the order was not extended. The fact that the respondent has not subsequently laid the road shows that there is no imminent threat as at present. The writ petition is therefore disposed of. However, if the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation proposes to utilize any part of the land in dispute, it can do so only by initiating proceedings under the provisions of Section 146 or 147 of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.Nos.29190 of 2006 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 15.02.2008 ES