IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.22020 OF 1997 Dated: January 31, 2007 Between: Padmasali Seva Samaj Trust, Suryapet, Nalgonda District, rep. by its Secretary P. Pandu, S/o. Durgaiah, 52 years, Business, R/o. Suryapet. … Petitioner And District Collector, Nalgonda District, Nalgonda, and others. … Respondents Order: This Writ Petition has been ﬁled seeking Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in trying to demolish constructions raised by the petitioner in northern portion of House No.1-7-93, situated at Suryapet, Nalgonda District, without due process of law, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The case of the petitioner, a registered Trust, is that it had purchased an open plot admeasuring 225.10 Sq. yards. At P. Sriramulu Road, Suryapet, Nalgonda District, bearing No.1-7-93, constructed mulgies therein and leased them out to third parties. It is stated that construction has been made in accordance with the sanction plan obtained from the competent authority. The grievance of the petitioner is that respondents, without any authority of law and without issuing prior notice made an attempt to demolish certain portion of the structures raised by it on 10-09-1997. At that stage, petitioner had come up with this writ Petition. 3. This court, while admitting the Writ Petition, by order dated 12-09-1997, passed in W.P.M.P.No.26821 of 1997, stayed the demolition of the structure of the petitioner on the northern side, pending further orders. Subsequently, while granting three weeks’ time ﬁnally to the respondents to ﬁle counter aﬃdavit, this court extended the interim order granted earlier. Though the Writ Petition has been pending since the last ten years, no counter aﬃdavit has been ﬁled till date. 4. As much as it is the case of the petitioner that it has raised structures in accordance with the sanction plan and no reasons were indicated for the alleged demolition, by issuing any prior notice, I dispose of the Writ Petition directing the respondents not to demolish the structures raised by the petitioner in the aforementioned land, or any part thereof, unless he is notiﬁed by a reasoned notice. It is made clear that if the respondents propose to demolish the structures raised by the petitioner or any part thereof, they shall do so after putting the petitioner on notice and by following due process of law. No costs. __________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. January 31, 2007 MRR