HON’BLE Dr. JUSTICE G. YETHIRAJULU Writ Petition No.26168 of 2003 Dated this the 20th day of December, 2007 Between: Gosangi John Babu .. Petitioner AND The Manager, National High Way Authority of India, N.H.9, Guru Nanak Nagar, Vijayawada, Krishna District and another .. Respondents HON’BLE Dr. JUSTICE G. YETHIRAJULU W.P.No.26168 of 2003 ORDER: This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking to declare that the action of the first respondent in trying to demolish the church constructed by him at Keesara Village, Kanchikacherla Mandal, Krishna District, is illegal and arbitrary. 2) The petitioner contended that he purchased two cents of land from a person by name Velpula Bikshalu and constructed a small church in the year 2000 and about 100 persons are attending the church. The Electricity Department gave a power supply to the church. The church is 25 feet away from the National Highway-9. It is not causing any inconvenience either to the villagers or to the vehicles passing on N.H.-9. No notice was issued to him by the respondents proposing to demolish the church. He apprehending that the church is likely to be demolished approached this Court through this writ petition. 3) The respondents contended that the church is located in the land acquired by the first respondent in the year 1992 and the petitioner is mere encroacher without any manner of right. 4) Since there is a dispute regarding the title, it has to be adjudicated before the Civil Court concerned and no relief can be granted in the writ petition. 5) Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed giving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Civil Court concerned, if he so advised. No order as to costs. __________________ Dr.G. YETHIRAJULU, J Date: 20.12.2007 Note: Issue CC in three days (B/o.) Isn