THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION No.1499 of 2003 Date: 11.10.2007 Between: Y.Sakunthalamma ……PETITIONER(S) A N D 1. The Gudur Municipality, rep. by its Municipal Commissioner, Gudur, Nellore District and others ……RESPONDENT(S) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION No.1499 of 2003 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of her making a representation through a registered notice dated 02.09.2002 to respondents 1 to 3 about the encroachments made by respondents 4 to 6 on the public road, the respondents 1 to 3 are not taking any action on her representation. 2. No counter affidavit is filed on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3 till today. Respondents 4 to 6 chose to remain ex parte. 3. Since respondents 1 to 3 have a duty to see that the public roads are not encroached, when encroachments are brought to their notice, they are bound to act on the representation and take necessary action. 4. Therefore, with a direction to the respondents 1 to 3 to take appropriate action on the representation dated 02.09.2002 made by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and inform the action taken against the respondents 4 to 6 on the representation of the petitioner to the petitioner through registered post, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. -------------- 11.10.2007 Cvrk