THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 19792 OF 2011 Dated: 14.07.2011 Between: Hotel Sai Residency (Lodging & Boarding) ..... PETITIONER AND The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation .....RESPONDENT The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.19792 OF 2011 O R D E R : Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri C.Damodar Reddy, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation. Admittedly, the petitioner is a tenant, who is in occupation of the premises No.4-8-68/A/19, Putli Bowli, Kothi, Hyderabad. This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the alleged action of the respondents- Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in attempting to demolish the building in occupation of the petitioner for the purpose of road widening, is arbitrary and illegal. Learned counsel for the petitioner while placing reliance upon a decision of the Division Bench of this Court in Ushodaya Publications, Hyderabad v. Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad and another[1], submitted that it is not open to the Corporation to take possession of the land in the occupation of a tenant merely on the basis of the consent given by the landlord. It is the specific case of the petitioner that no notice was issued to the petitioner at any point of time before taking steps for demolition of the building. Sri C.Damodar Reddy, the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents- Corporation on instructions stated that as of today, no steps are being taken for demolition of the premises in question and as and when any demolition is contemplated, they will follow the procedure as prescribed under law. The statement of the learned Standing Counsel is placed on record and accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to resort to demolition of the building in question without following due process of law. No costs. _ ___________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 14.07.2011 Ivd [1] 2001 (3) ALD 173 (DB)