IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19882 of 2008 Between: 1 J.Aditya Rao S/o J.Ranthi Dev Rao GPA Sri Vikram Dev Rao S/o. Late Ram Dev Rao(66) Business 7-1-22/12 Begumpet,Hyderabad-5000016 2 J.Purender Rao S/o J.Ranthi Dev Rao GPA Sri Vikram Dev Rao S/o. Late Ram Dev Rao(66) Business 7-1-22/12 Begumpet,Hyderabad-5000016 ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Secretary Municipal Administration Govt oF AP Secretariat Buildings at Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner Greater Hyderabad Muncipal Corporation at Tank Bund at Hyderabad 3 The Assistant City Planner Circle No.8 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corpn Hyderabad .....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 an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of "Writ of Mandamus" directing the respondents 1to 3 herein not to demolish or dispossess the petitioners from their bearing Municipal No.4-1-690/1 M/s, Vikranthi& Co situated on the main r o a d Jabagh Mozam Jahi Market Street, Hyderabad for the proposed road widening of existing road leading from Putli Bowli to Mozam Jahi Market Street, Hyderabad without initiating proceedings under the provisions of Land Acquisition act 1894 and without paying the compensation Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.N.VASUDEVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 and 3: Sri R.RAMA CHANDRA REDDY, LEARNED STANDING COUNSEL The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19882 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition has been ﬁled by the petitioners, who are two in number, assailing the action of the respondents in trying to demolish their premises, without following due process of law. When the writ petition came up for admission, Sri R.Rama Chandra Reddy, learned Standing Counsel of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation received notice on behalf of respondents 2 and 3. The learned Standing Counsel submits that the respondents will follow due process of law in the event of the constructions existing in the premises bearing Municipal No.4- 1-690/1, owned by the petitioners are required to be demolished. 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 the constructions existing in the premises bearing Municipal No.4-1-690/1, owned by the petitioners are required to be demolished. No costs. __________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J Date: 12.09.2008 Note: Furnish CC within three days B/O va