IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9192 of 2008 Between: Smt. K.Aruna Kumari, W/o. Sri Venkatasatyanarayana, R/o. H.No.65-6-407/4, Mulagada Housing Colony, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam district. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam, 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer,(Tahasilder), Visakhapatnam, Mandal and District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in threatening for demolition of the house bearing municipal No.65-6-407/4, Malagada Housing Colony, Visakhapatnam, without following due process of law as illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice apart from being violative of Article 300-A of Constitution of India and direct the respondents not to disposes the petitioner from the above house without following due process of law. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.AKKAM ESHWAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.N.RANGA REDDY (SC FOR MPL. CORP. VSP) The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by Smt.K.Aruna Kumari assailing the action of the respondents in making attempts to demolish the house bearing Municipal No.65-6-407/4, Mulagada Housing Colony, Visakhapatnam, owned by her, without following the due process of law. 2. The petitioner is the owner and possessor of the house, in an extent of 45 sq. yards, bearing Municipal No.65-6-407/4 situated at Mulagada Housing Colony, Visakhapatnam. She apprehends demolition of the house by the respondents without following the due process of law. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 1st respondent-Corporation, on instructions, submits that in the event of the house bearing Municipal No.65-6-407/4, situated at Mulagada Housing Colony, Visakhapatnam, is required to be demolished, the 1st respondent-Corporation will follow the due process of law. 4. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage directing the 1st respondent-Corporation to follow the due process of law in the event of the house bearing Municipal No.65-6- 407/4, situated at Mulagada Housing Colony, Visakhapatnam, is required to be demolished. No costs. ______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J. Date:09th July, 2008. cs ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RS}