IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURT DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.6110 OF 2002 Between: Naraganti Vidyadhar and another. … Petitioners And The District Collector, Chittoor and two others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri M.P.Chandramouli. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Roads & Buildings. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is ﬁled for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in trying to lay the road in the land of the petitioners comprised in Survey No.77/1F and 77/G of No.4 Kothapalem group, Guravarajupalli village accounts, Renigunta Mandal, Chittoor District, as illegal and arbitrary. In the counter-aﬃdavit ﬁled by respondent No.2, it is stated that the work of formation of two lane bye-pass road from KM No. 65/10 of Puthalapet road to Airport road - KM No.0/0 to 1/550 - was sanctioned and taken up with the funds provided by Tirumala Tirupati Devesthanam for improvement of roads around Tirupati and providing security to VVIPs., who regularly visit Tirupati and Tirumala; that the total length of formation of road is 1.550 Kms; that the work is in progress from KM.0.500 to 1.550; and that the petitioners’ land is not covered in that reach. He further stated that the land acquisition proposals are under process; and that soon after completion of the same, the lands will be acquired and further work will be proceed with. In view of the stand taken by the respondents in the counter-aﬃdavit referred to above, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to use any part of the petitioners’ land without following due process of law. --------------------------- --------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date: 24-9-2008 MNR