HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9345 OF 2007 ORDER: The petitioners claimed to be the owners of houses and properties abutting the K.K. Street, Proddutur, Kadapa District. Their grievance is that the Proddutur Municipality, 2nd respondent herein, has initiated steps for widening of the road without issuing any notice. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the Municipality. 3. While admitting the Writ Petition on 30-04-2007, this Court passed an interim order, restraining the respondents from demolishing the houses of the petitioners. If the Municipality wants to widen the road and the same warrants any demolition of the properties on either side of it, steps have to be initiated for acquisition of the affected portions of the houses. Either compensation has to be paid or the benefit of according sanction to construct on the left over portion by relaxing the bye-laws needs to be extended. The assertion of the petitioners that no notice was issued and no steps have initiated for acquisition remains un-rebutted. 4. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing that the respondents shall not demolish or otherwise interfere with the properties owned by the petitioners for the purpose of widening of the road, except by initiating proceedings in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J March 10, 2011. KTL