IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, TWO THOUSAND TEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24347 of 2003 Between: Smt. Katroth Chandrakala … Petitioner And The Panchayat Secretary, Ibrahimpatnam, R.R. District. … Respondent Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Karra Srinivas for Sri M.V.S. Suresh This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24347 of 2003 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to set aside proceedings dated 07.11.2003 issued by the respondent. Heard Sri K. Srinivas representing Sri M.V.S. Suresh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner. No one appeared for the respondent and no counter affidavit is filed on its behalf. The petitioner was granted permission for construction of building on the site belonging to her. By proceedings dated 07.11.2003, which is impugned in this writ petition, the respondent informed the petitioner that there was a dispute regarding the title of the property and that therefore the permission granted by it is cancelled. The petitioner was further directed therein not to undertake any construction. The main ground of attack on the impugned order by the petitioner is that the said order was passed without prior notice to her. Though the impugned order is styled as a notice, which has the effect of cancelling the building permission granted to the petitioner, such an action without prior notice to the petitioner is not permissible in law. The principles of natural justice warrant a prior notice to the person, who is likely to be affected by the proposed action. As the impugned proceedings do not show that any such prior notice was given, the same cannot be sustained in law. The impugned proceedings are therefore set aside and the writ petition is accordingly allowed. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition in the manner indicated above, WPMP.No.30656 of 2003 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 05.02.2010 ES