HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.13791 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner is the owner of premises bearing No.2-1-92, Ramalayamvedi, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. The street was widened in the year 2001-2002. The grievance of the petitioner is that the 5th respondent has occupied the footpath and drainage nearby the house of the petitioner and erected shops illegally and gave them on lease to respondents 6 and 7. The petitioner states that on account of construction of the shops, she loses access to the road from the western side of her house and complains that though repeated representations were made from the year 2006 onwards, the respondents 1 to 4 did not take any steps. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and the learned Standing Counsel for the Municipality. 3. The question as to whether the 5th respondent has made any illegal and unauthorized construction by encroaching any footpath and drainage etc., needs to be considered by the 2nd respondent. Since, it is a pilgrimage town, the encroachment of public place would have its own impact upon the free flow of the traffic. It is not known as to whether any steps have been taken after the writ petition was filed. 4. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to verify the representation made by the petitioner and take action for removal of encroachment, if any, made by the 5th respondent. If any action is warranted against the respondents 5 to 7, the 2nd respondent is under obligation to issue notices to them. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. March 25, 2011. KTL