THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.8531 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is a registered society functioning at Marripalem. It acquired the site of 152 square yards in Survey No.150/15 of Maripalem Village in the year 1997 and constructed a temple thereon. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent-corporation is trying to demolish the temple, that too without issuing any notice and without initiating any proceedings. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. The petitioner has placed before this Court a copy of the sale deed, which discloses that the Temple exists. A society was constituted for its protection and management. Even if the Corporation needs the area covered by the temple for the purpose of widening the road, the procedure prescribed by law needs to be followed. In addition to that, the re-location of places of worship has to be undertaken in a careful and dispassionate manner duly obtaining the consent of the associations, who run them as well as the devotees. Any deviation in this regard is prone to raise passions, apart from leading to illegality. As of now, no proceedings have been initiated by the Corporation. Therefore, the writ petition is allowed and it is directed that the respondent shall not demolish or otherwise interfere with the Temple constructed by the petitioner-society. It is also directed that in case, the place, on which the Temple is constructed, is needed for expansion of the road, not only the procedure prescribed in law shall be followed but also proposals shall be mooted for allotment of the suitable land for re- location of the Temple with the consent of the petitioner-society. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 16.04.2010 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.8531 of 2010 Date: 16.04.2010 JSU