THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.587 OF 2006 Dated: 31st MARCH, 2006. Between : 1. K. Paramananda Rao and 3 others. … Petitioners And 1. The Principal Secretary, Transport, Roads & Buildings, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 3 others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.587 OF 2006 ORDER : This writ petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 2 and 4 in changing the road alignment from Anantagiri Cross-road to Alampally in Vikarabad town and also direct the respondents 2 and 4 to take up the road-widening process only after the removal of encroachments raised on the drains and roads, without initiating the land acquisition proceedings or without issuing prior notice to the petitioners as arbitrary and illegal. This Court, while directing Notice Before Admission, by order dated 06-1-2006 granted interim direction as under : “Pending further orders, it is directed that it shall be open to the respondents to change the alignment of the road in the manner, which they find appropriate, but the properties of the petitioners shall not be taken possession of, except by paying compensation or by acquiring the same under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act.” Despite notice, the respondents did not choose to file any counter-affidavit contradicting the version of the petitioners. In the circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the above interim order dated 06-1-2006 making it clear that the respondents shall not indulge in demolition of the structures in question without following due process of law. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 31-3-2006 gbs