HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9130 of 2011 Date: 06.04.2011 Between:- Thata Venkata Satya Madhusudhana Rao & others .. Petitioners A N D The Ongole Municipality, rep. By its Commissioner. .. Respondent The court made the following: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9130 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners claim to be owners of shop Nos.5, 6 and 7 constructed upon the land in T.S.No.641, Ward No.13 of Ongole Municipality. Their grievance is that the respondent is taking steps to demolish the shops without issuing any notice under the A.P.Municipalities Act. The petitioners state that they purchased the shops from the owners, who in turn constructed the shops on the basis of the permission accorded by the Municipality. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent. As of now, the respondent does not appear to have issued any notice to the petitioners. In case any illegality or deviation in respect of the shops is noticed, this respondent can certainly initiate proceedings under the relevant provisions of the A.P.Municipalities Act. There cannot be any justification for proposing to demolish or otherwise interfere with the shops without taking recourse to law. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing that the respondent shall not demolish or otherwise interfere with the petitioners’ shops bearing Nos.5, 6 and 7 in Ward No.3, Block No.13, T.S.No.641 of Ongole Municipality, Ongole, Prakasam District without initiating proceedings in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dt.06.04.2011. LMV