IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5902 of 2009 Between: Mahadev Rama, W/o. Mahadev Anand Rao, R/o. D.No.54-17-73, H B Colony, Bhanu Nagar, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration Department at Secretriat, Hyderabad. 2 The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Rep by its Commisioner at Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a WRIT OF MADAMUS or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, order or direction, declaring the action of the Respondents in interfering with the possession of the land of the petitioenr in Sy.No.17/7 (old Sy.No.13) admeasuring 989.33 sq.yds equivalent to 827.20 sq metres located at Chinagadila Village, War No.1, Alluri Seetha Rama Raju Nagar, Arilova Sector IV, Visakhapatnam, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional of India nad to consequently direct the 2nd Respondent not to dispossess the petitioner from the above property without following due process of law; Award costs and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.PRASADA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The petitioner claims to be the owner and possessor of the land in an extent of 989.33 sq. yards in Sy. No. 17/7 (Old Sy. No. 13), situated in Chinagadila village, Visakhapatnam having purchased the same from one Ponnurasu Prema Sai Babu under an Agreement of Sale-cum- General Power of Attorney dated 24.12.2008. Her grievance is that the 2nd respondent, without following due process of law, is trying to interfere with her possession over the land in question and dispossess her therefrom. Hence, the present writ petition is filed. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Standing Counsel for Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, appearing for the 2nd respondent submitted that the respondent-Corporation will not acquire the land in question, without following due process of law. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration appearing for the 1st respondent and the learned Standing Counsel for G.V.M.C. appearing for the 2nd respondent. In view of the submission made by the learned Standing Counsel, the writ petition is disposed of, at the admission stage, directing the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner over the land in question without following due process of law. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 20th March, 2009 bcj