IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 20295 of 2008 Between: Yellapu anuradha, W/o. Sri Yellapu Siva Jagannadha Rao, R/o. D.No.48-1-17, Srinagar, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Vice-chairman & Managing Director, 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 Mandal,Visakhapatnam Rural, Visakhapatnam District. 7 Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam, Rep by its Commissiner. .....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 respondent in attempting to dispossess me in respect ofmy land admeasuring Ac.0.38 cents situate in survey.No.91, Kommadhi Village, Chinnagadila Mandal, Visakhapatnam District by laying the gravel road through my property without any authority of law as illegal, arbitrry, and violative of Article 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India; and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess me from my land admeasuring Ac.0.38 cents situate in Survey No.91, Kommadhi village, Chinnagadila Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, pending disposal of the above writ petition 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. 20295 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This writ petition has been ﬁled by Yellapu Anuradha assailing the action of the 2nd respondent in laying the road in the land owned by her without following due process of law. 2. The petitioner claims that she purchased Ac.0-38 cents in Survey No.91 in Kommadhi village, Chinnagadila Mandal, Visakhapatnam District from Smt. T. Satyavathi under a registered sale deed dated 29-5-2002. According to her, the Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority is contemplating to lay a road in her land without following due process of law. She claims to have made a representation to the respondents 2 to 7. Without responding to her representation, the authorities are proceedings to take steps to lay a road on her land. Hence, she approached this Court invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 3. When the writ petition came up for consideration Ms. U.Preethi Reddy, learned standing counsel of Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority received notice on behalf of Respondents 2 and 3 and Sri N. Ranga Reddy learned standing counsel of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation received notice on behalf of respondent NO.7. 4. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned standing counsel appearing for respondents 2,3 and 7. 5. The petitioner claims to be the owner of Ac.0-38 cents in Survey No. 91 of Kommadhi village, Chinnagadila Mandal, Visakhapatnam She placed on record the photo stat copy of registered sale deed. There seems to be no dispute with regard to the petitioner owning Ac.0-38 cents of land. 6. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to follow the due process of law in the event of a road being laid in the property owned by the petitioner. No order as to costs. ______________________________ Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy 17th September, 2008. KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 20295 OF 2008 17th September, 2008.