THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.6699 of 2007 ORDER: The petitioner constructed premises by encroaching the land near Clock Tower, owned by the erstwhile Municipal Council, Anantapur. She started running a stall for selling ice creams, cool drinks etc. It is stated that the respondents demolished the premises on 02.04.2007 without following the procedure prescribed by law. This writ petition is filed with a prayer to declare the action of the respondents in demolishing the shop as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and to direct the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner over the said property. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. The petitioner does not state that she has any title or right over the land in question. Admittedly the site belongs to the Municipal Corporation. It is not as if the demolition was resorted to, straight away. Much correspondence and proceedings ensued before that. Be that as it may, the necessity for this Court to examine whether there was any illegality on the part of the respondents does exist, on account of the fact that the petitioner is not the owner of the same. Had it been a case where the petitioner is the owner of the site and the demolition has taken place contrary to law, there would have been a possibility for this Court to award compensation, or to enable the petitioner to reconstruct the shed or building. Once the petitioner is not the owner, such a facility cannot be extended. The petitioner claims to have made representation to the respondents to allot alternative site. No provision of law is mentioned. However, the respondents can consider the representation and take action in accordance with law. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. It is, however, directed that the respondents shall consider the application of the petitioner for allotment of site on its own merits and pass appropriate orders thereon. There shall be no order as costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.03.02.2011. GJ