IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 19923 of 2008 Between: M/S.O.S.I Consulting Pvt Ltd a Company registered under provisions of the Companies Act 1956 having its registerd office at 8-2-703 A.G Heights 2nd Floor Road No.12, Managing Director Sri Yamani Anil Kumar S/o. Sri Yameni Nageswara Rao ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andra Pradesh Rep.by its Secretary Revenue(land Acquisition) Secretariat Buildings Hyderabad 2 Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority Visakhapatnam Rep.by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director 3 Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority Visakhapatnam Rep.by its Estate Officer 4 District Collector Visakhapatnam,Visakhapatnam District 5 Revenue Divisional Officer Visakhapatnam,Visakhapatnam District 6 Tahsildar/Mandal Revenue Officer Chinnagadili(M) Visakhapatnam Rural,Visakhapatnam Dist .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue any writ,order or direction preferably,a Writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in attempting to dispossess the petitioner in respect of the petitioner' land admeasuring ac 1.13 cents situate in Sy.No.42 Kommandhi (V) Chinnagadia(M) Visakhapatnam District by laying the gravel road through teh petitioners property without any authority of law as illegal arbitrary and violative of article 14 and 300-A of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from its land admeasuring ac 1.13cents situate in Sy No.42 Kommadhi(V) Chinnagadila(M) Visakhapatnam District pending disposal of the wp and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 19923 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This writ petition has been ﬁled by O.S.I. Consulting Private Limited, represented by its Managing Director, Sri Yamani Anil Kumar assailing the action of the respondents in attempting to dispossess it from the land admeasuring Ac.01- 13 cents comprising Survey No.42 of Kommadhi village, Chinnagadla Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 2. The petitioner is a company registered under the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 and it is represented by its Managing Director Sri Yamani Anil Kumar. The petitioner company purchased Ac.1-30 cents comprising Survey No.42 under the registered sale deed dated 5-3-2007. Subsequently, a Ratiﬁcation Deed dated 31-8-2007 was also executed in favour of the petitioner company. While so, Visakhpatnam Development Authority Oﬃcer came to the land and tried to form 80 feet mettle road without following due process of law in the petitioner land. Hence, this writ petition assailing the action of the respondents in laying road on the land owned by the petitioner without following due process of law. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission, Ms. U. Prethi Reddy, learned standing counsel of Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority received notice on behalf of Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority-Respondent 2 & 3. 4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned standing counsel appearing for respondents No.2 and 3. 5. Learned standing counsel, on instructions, reports that the respondents 2 and 3 would follow due process of law in the event of the land owned by the petitioner is required for formation of 80 feet mettle road. 6. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to follow due process of law in the event the land owned by the petitioner is required for road formation. No order as to costs. ______________________________ Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy 16th September, 2008. KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 19923 OF 2008. 16th September, 2008.