THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.15669 of 2009 BETWEEEN: Venne Rajamallaiah & another. … Petitioners AND The State of A.P. & another. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.15669 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners claim to be the lessees of the Zilla Parishad, Karimnagar, in respect of the shops bearing Nos. 7- A and 6-A situated in the Zilla Parishad Shopping Complex, opposite the APSRTC Bus-Station, Karimnagar. The lease deeds in this regard were said to have been executed on 25.03.1995 and the lease period stipulated therein is a term of five years. It is their case that after expiry of the stipulated period, they continued in possession as tenants from month to month. The cause of action for their filing the present Writ Petition was that the Zilla Parishad, Karimnagar, allegedly informed them that the shopping complex would be demolished and a new one would be constructed in its place. Their grievance was that the Zilla Parishad was compelling them to vacate the tenanted premises without following the due procedure laid down by law. 2. This Court, by order dated 04.08.2009, directed status quo obtaining as on that day to be maintained for a period of four weeks. The said order was extended from time to time and on 21.04.2010, it was extended until further orders. W.V.M.P.No.1724 of 2011 is filed by the Zilla Parishad, Karimnagar, to vacate the aforesaid order. 3. With the consent of the counsel, the main Writ Petition is taken up for disposal. 4. The Zilla Parishad, Karimnagar, stated in its counter that the petitioners were in default insofar as payment of rents is concerned. Huge amounts are said to be due from them on this count. A further allegation is made that the petitioners have sub-leased the tenanted shops to other persons and were collecting excessive rents, in violation of the terms of the lease. 5. The prayer of the petitioners in this Writ Petition was to the effect that the respondents should not dispossess them from the tenanted shops without following the due procedure laid down by law. However, by obtaining an order o f status quo, the petitioners have effectively stalled any move on the part of the Zilla Parishad, Karimnagar, to follow the due procedure laid down by law to get them to vacate the tenanted premises. It is not in dispute that the lease in their favour was only for a period of five years, which has long since expired. In the light of the stand of the Zilla Parishad, Karimnagar, that the petitioners have committed default in payment of rents and have also violated the terms of the lease by sub-leasing the tenanted premises, the order of status quo granted by this Court restraining it from taking steps to evict the petitioners in accordance with law, causes it irreparable prejudice. 6. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of leaving it open to the Zilla Parishad, Karimnagar, to take steps in accordance with law for evicting the petitioners from the tenanted shops and for recovery of arrears of rent, if any. The status quo order granted by this Court shall accordingly stand vacated. Miscellaneous petitions filed in this Writ Petition shall stand dismissed in the light of this final order. No order as to costs. ​ _______________________ JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Dated:19.07.2011 ysk/BSB THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.15669 of 2009 DATED:19.07.2011 Ysk/BSB