HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6513 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners are said to be vendors of the margin of one of the roads in Guntur town. Recently, Roads and Buildings Department has undertaken the work of widening of the road almost to the extent of the compound wall on the edge of the road. The petitioners submit that the representations made by them to the respondents to enable them to continue the business are pending and that the respondents are trying to evict them in the meanwhile. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Roads and Buildings. The petitioners appear to be doing petty business either in the pushcarts or other movable establishments. They have not even established any bunks. Such an activity may have been permitted when there was sufficient road margin. To meet the increasing traffic needs, the respondents have taken up the work of widening of the road. The material placed before this Court discloses that not only the trenches were dug but they were also filled with concrete and other material. The space between the edge of the road margin and the nearby compound wall is hardly one foot. No one can undertake any activity on such a narrow strip. This Court does not find any basis to grant any relief to the petitioners. The writ petition is dismissed. However, the respondents shall not remove the existing shops or arrangements of the petitioners for a period of one month from today, if not, already removed. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY 14th March 2011 dr