THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.5603 of 2010 Date: 10.03.2010 Between: R. Srinivasa Reddy. … Petitioner and Greater Visakha Municipal Corporation, Rep., by its Commissioner, Visakhapatnam. … Respondent. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.5603 of 2010 ORDER: Heard Sri V.S.R. Anjaneyulu, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri N. Ranga Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Municipal Corporation, and at their request the writ petition is being disposed of at the stage of admission. The relief sought for in this writ petition is to direct the respondents not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the property situated in T.S. No.3, Waltair Ward, Resapuvanipalem, Visakhapatnam. The petitioner is the owner of the property having inherited it under a will dated 30.06.2004 registered as Document No.286/2004 in the office of Joint Sub-Registrar, Visakhapatnam. In the property belonging to the petitioner, the Indian Oil Corporation is said to have established a petrol bunk. The petitioner would submit that the respondent, with a view to widen the road, had come over to his property and had made certain marks; on enquiry he came to know that they intended to widen the road taking equal extents on either side of the road; and, though he had submitted a representation earlier on 09.02.2010, the officials had again come over to the site on 07.03.2010 and had placed markings. It is his grievance that, without initiating proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, the respondents were forcibly and illegally taking possession of his property for the purpose of laying the road. Sri N. Ranga Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent – Corporation, would submit that the apprehensions expressed by the petitioner is without basis; the respondent would lay a road on the petitioner’s land only in accordance with law; and Sections 145 to 147 of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 provide for acquisition of property by agreement or by initiating proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act. Accordingly, the respondents are directed not to lay a road, or in any manner interfere with the petitioner’s possession, over the property in question except in accordance with law including the provisions of Sections 145 to 147 of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1956. Needless to state that, since the writ petition is being disposed of on this short ground and this Court has not examined any of the other contentions raised in the writ petition, these questions are left open, if need be, to be agitated in appropriate proceedings. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. ___________ 10-3-2010 Note: Issue wire at party’s cost B/o Mrkr/asp