IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14531 of 2002 Between: P.Satyanarayana, S/o. Late Rajesham, R/o. 3-5-947 & 948/B, Chintapalli Commercial Complex, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Rep. by its Commissioner of Hyderabad. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administrarion & Urban Development Departmnet, A.P.Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Inspector General of Police, Traffic, 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: (i) declaring the action of the Respondent No.3 in trying to demolish the shops of the Petitioner bearing No. No.1 & B on Cellar, Chintapalli Commercial Complex bearing Municipal Pr.No.3-5-947 & 948, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad as arbitrary, illegal and violative of article 14, 21, 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent authorities not to demolish shops of the Petitioner bearing demolish shops of the petitioner bearing No. No.1 & B on Cellar, Chintapalli Commercial Complex, bearing Municipal Pr.No.3-5-947 & 948 Narayanaguda, Hyderabad. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI.A.SUDERSHAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: R.RAMACHANDRA REDDY,SC FOR MCH 1,2,4&6 The Court made the following : HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.14531 OF 2002 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by P.Satyanarayana/ petitioner assailing the action of respondents in contemplating to demolish the shops owned by him in Chintapalli Commercial Complex. It appears that the petitioner filed another writ petition being W.P.No.8422 of 2006 for issue of mandamus declaring the action of respondents in contemplating to demolish the shops owned by him as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14,21, 300-A of the Constitution of India. The said writ petition came to be disposed of on 24.04.2006. The relevant portion of the order is hereunder: “Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to demolish the structures or take away any portion of the properties of the petitioner and not to dispossess him without following due process of law under Sections 146 or 147 of the Act or private negotiations or initiating the proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act.” In view of the order passed in the subsequent Writ Petition in W.P.No.8422 of 2006 dated 24.04.2006, the present writ petition does not survive. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as redundant. No costs. _________________________ (B.Seshasayana Reddy, J) date. 26.06.2009 IVD/KM HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.14531 OF 2002 26th June, 2009. Ivd/KM