IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) Thursday, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24606 of 2004 Between: Samaikhya Automoblies Workers Union, Rajahmundry, Rep by its President, Yalla Venkateswara Rao, S/o. Suryarao (late), Hindu, aged 50 years, R/o. Ramachandraraopeta, Rajamundry, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 2 Municipal Corporation of Rajahmundry, rep by its Commissioner, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District 3 Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rajamundry, East Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction, declaring the proposed action of the respondents in trying to dispossess the members of the petitioner union from their respective premises where they are carrying on their respective profession, without providing alternative sites as promised by the respondents, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and for a consequential order directing the respondents of the petitioner Union from their respective premises till the alternative sites are provided along with amenities. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.CH.DHANAMJAYA Counsel for the Respondent No1.: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for Respondent No.2 : S.Rajeswara Reddy, SC Counsel for Respondent No.3 : G.P.for Home. The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.24606 OF 2004 ORDER: Heard both sides and with their consent, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. Petitioner union is a registered society consisting more than 212 members, who are mechanics, painters, welders, electricians etc. The members of the petitioner union are running automobile workshops in the premises taken on lease for more than 20 years and are regularly paying rents and paying taxes to the second respondent- Corporation. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents are insisting the members of petitioner union to vacate their automobile workshops and shift them to proposed Autonagar at the outskirts of Rajamundry. It is submitted that the petitioner union has submitted a representation dated 3.11.2004 to the Mandal Revenue Officer stating that they are also willing to shift their automobile workshops to the proposed Autonagar, if they are provided some alternative site. On instructions, the learned Government Pleader submitted that all the unions of automobile workers have agreed for shifting their workshops to the proposed Autonagar. It is also submitted by the learned Government Pleader that the first respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer has called a meeting of all the unions of automobile workers on 3.1.2005 with regard to allotment of sites at the proposed Autonagar. In that view of the matter, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the petitioner union to attend the proposed meeting called by the Revenue Divisional Officer on 3.1.2005. The first respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer shall consider the representation of the petitioner union and take appropriate decision in accordance with law. Till 03.1.2005, the petitioner shall not be evicted. The writ petition is disposed of with the above observation. No costs. 30.12.2004. mdaa/ksr. Copy to: 1 Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 2 Municipal Corporation of Rajahmundry, rep by its Commissioner, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District 3 Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rajamundry, East Godavari District. 4. Two C.Cs to G.P.for Revenue, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 5. Two C.Cs to G.P.for Home, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 6. Two C.D copies.