THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 32181 OF 2011 ORDER : 1. This Writ Petition is ﬁled seeking to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in resorting to widening of the existing kutcha road passing through Kotigaripalli hamlet of Bodumalluvaripalli, Piler Mandal, Chittoor District aﬀecting the properties of the villagers/petitioners without acquiring properties of the petitioners as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the authorities to take up widening work in Kotigaripalli Village, hamlet of Bodumalluvaripalli, Piler Mandal, Chittoor District only after acquiring the properties of the villagers including the petitioners which are needed for road widening and not to dispossess any villager including the petitioner of their properties in the name of road widening. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3. It is the case of the petitioners that the ﬁrst petitioner is owner of house plot admeasuring 40 ankanams in survey no.594/1B, Bodumalluvaripalli revenue village, Piler Mandal, Chittoor District having purchased the same under registered sale deeds, and started construction activity therein. On 1.12.2011, oﬃcials of respondents came to the construction site and stated that they are going to demolish half of the house for road widening and advised to stop the construction activity. The other petitioners also informed that the R&B oﬃcials asked them to remove the existing structures and hand over the land for laying the full-ﬂedged road. Petitioners’ houses are situated in Piler Town area falling in Revenue Village of Bodumalluvaripalli. The authorities started the work and asked several people including the petitioners to make way for the road widening. Till date, no notice has been served on the petitioners. On 5.12.2011, machines have been kept near site of petitioners and material has been dumped adjacent to the house. Hence, the Writ Petition. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners contended that the petitioners are the owners of the land and buildings in question and constructions have been made after obtaining permission, and that the respondents have no authority to demolish the structures without following due process of law. 5. On the other hand, the learned Government Pleader for Roads and Buildings appearing for the respondents stated that the respondents would follow due process of law to acquire the lands of petitioners if the same is required for road widening purpose. 6. The petitioners claim to be owners of the land and buildings in question. If the land of the petitioners is required for road widening purpose, the respondents have to follow due process of law and acquire the land in accordance with law. No such proceedings have been initiated by the respondents. According to the learned counsel for the petitioners, machines have been kept near their sites and material has been dumped adjacent to the houses, and there is every threat of demolition of the structures. Therefore, the respondents have no authority to demolish the structures in premises in question except in accordance with law and they are directed to follow due process of law if the land of the petitioners is required for the purpose of road widening. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ------------------- (K.C.Bhanu, J) 07.12.2011 DRK THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 32181 OF 2011 07.12.2011