HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.11361 of 2011 Date: April 29, 2011 Between: B. Lachaiah … Petitioner And 1. The Tahsildar, Velgatoor, Karimnagar District and 3 others. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.11361 of 2011 O R D E R: Though this writ petition has been instituted calling in question the notice dated 04th February 2010 issued by the first respondent- Tahsildar, Velgatoor Mandal, Karimnagar District, proposing to demolish the house of the petitioner situated in Survey No.179 of Maredpally village, Velgatoor Mandal, Karimnagar district, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue obtained instructions in the matter from the Tahsildar, Velgatoor. 2. It is brought out by the Tahsildar that the Deputy Executive Engineer, R&B Sub-Division, Sultanabad vide his letter dated 07th August 2009 brought to the notice of the Tahsildar that the writ petitioner has encroached on to the road boundary at KM 9/6 of Maredpally village and requested the Tahsildar for removal of this encroachment. Hence, he issued the notice dated 04.02.2010, which is called in question in this writ petition. Then W.P. No.810 of 2011 appears to have been instituted by some other individual seeking for removal of this encroachment. That writ petition was disposed of on 24th January 2011 directing the Tahsildar, Velgatoor, to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Hence, the Tahsildar requested the Deputy Executive Engineer, R&B, Sultanabad to arrange for marking of the encroached portion. Thereafter, the Tahsildar appeared to have issued a notice to the writ petitioner under Section 7 of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905, on 27th April 2011, directing the petitioner to submit his explanation within fifteen (15) days. 3. It is therefore clear that the first respondent-Tahsildar is acting in accordance with law. It is therefore needless for me to entertain this writ petition. It would be sufficient if I direct the first respondent- Tahsildar to receive the explanation of the petitioner herein and consider the same objectively and pass appropriate final orders thereon and communicate the same to the petitioner. It is also needless for me to observe that in case any structure standing on the encroached site is required to be removed or demolished, a reasonable period of time of not less than 30 (thirty) days may have provided to the petitioner so as to make necessary arrangements by him. If the petitioner fails to make any such arrangements and if he fails to remove the structures standing on the encroached portion, then alone appropriate action of demolition be undertaken by the respondents. 4. With this, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. ________________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J Date: April 29, 2011. BSB