IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.15934 OF 2010 Between: Gottumukkala Satyavathi. … Petitioner AND The Collector (Pts), Krishna District, At Machilipatnam and four others. … Respondents This Court made the following: O R D E R : Aggrieved by the action of the respondent authorities in not taking steps to protect the public metal road leading to her land in Survey Nos.9/2A, 2B and 9/3 of Perikeedu Village, Bopalapadu Mandal, Krishna District, the petitioner filed the present case. She sought a consequential direction to the authorities to clear the said road of encroachments. 2. The learned Government Pleader, Panchayat Raj, relying upon a letter addressed to him by the Secretary of Perikeedu Gram Panchayat, stated that the Gram Panchayat was taking steps for removal of encroachments on the subject road and that the width of the road up to 20feet would be protected for use by the people of the village. 3. In the light of the stand taken by the Gram Panchayat, Perikeedu village, it is clear that the petitioner’s apprehension that the subject land would not be protected, is baseless. The Writ Petition is accordingly closed recording the stand of the Secretary, Perikeedu Gram Panchayat. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: 17-03-2011. KVS/BSB