IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11390 of 2004 Between: 1 Shaik Valli s/o Iman Saheb H.No.12-15-5/13 Bapanaiah Nagar, Narsaraopet, Guntur District 2 Shaik Mahaboob Subhani S/o Moulali H.No.12-15-5/7/B Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 3 Chandra Shouri S/o Veeraiah H.No.12-15-5/12, Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 4 Nuthalapati Padmavathi W/o Hanumantharao H.No.12-15-5 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 5 Ravella Sivaleela W/o Janardanaudu H.No.12-15-5 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 6 Shaik Rahimunnisa W/o Mastan Saheb H.No.12-15-5 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 7 Jammula Radamma W/o Adinarayana H.No.12-15-5/7/D Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 8 Vejendla Seetha W/o Narasimha Rao H.No.8-12-14 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 9 Shaik Karimunnisa W/o Mastan Valli H.No.12-15-5 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 10 Grandhi Manikumari W/o Venkatappaiah H.No.12-6-69 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 11 Shaik Maimoon W/o Hassan Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 12 Shaik Moulali S/o Khadru Saheba H.No.12-15-5/13 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 13 Shaik Hussain S/o Abdullah H.No.12-15-5/7/C Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 14 Shaik Hussain Basha S/o Saidulu H.No.12-15-5/81 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 15 Shaik Kasmoor S/o Saidulu H.No.12-15-5/81 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 16 Thippireddy Padma w/o Krishna Reddy Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 17 Shaik Mastani w/o Mastan Valli H.No.12-15-5/71 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 18 Shaik Mallika W/o Babulal H.No.12-15-5/81 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 19 Shaik Beebijan W/o Khadervalli H.No.12-15-5/81 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 20 Shaik Peer Ahmed S/o Saidulu H.No.12-15-5/81 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 21 Chava Nagabhushanam S/o Venkateshwarlu H.No.12-15-5/13 Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District 22 Tadiparthi Adilakshmi w/o Papap Rao H.No.12-15-5/81/A Bapanaiah Nagar Narsaropet, Guntur District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Commissioner Narsaraopet Municipality Narsaraopet , Guntur District 2 The Town Planning Officer, Narsaraopet Municipality Narsaraopet , Guntur District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction preferably one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondent in trying to dispossess the petitioners and demolish houses of the petitioners without following the provisions of AP. Municipalities Act, as arbitrary, illegal, improper and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents, to follow the provisions of AP. Municipalities Act, before evicting/dispossessing the petitioners, For the Petitioners : MR.V.V.N.NARASIMHAM, Advocate For the Respondents : None appeared. The Court Made the Following ORDER: The grievance of the petitioners is that though they have been in occupation of the Government poramboke land, where they have put up their houses, the respondent- municipality is proceeding against the petitioners to dispossess them without issuing any notice and resorting to any proceeding in accordance with the provisions of the A.P. Municipalities Act. Therefore, the petitioners have come up with the present writ petition. 2. None appeared for the respondent-municipality. The writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage, after hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners. 3. In view of the claim of the petitioners that they are in possession of the houses, where they are residing, though it is admitted that the land belongs to the Government, the respondents-authorities cannot dispossess them without issuing any notice and without taking recourse to the provisions of law. 4. Therefore, the writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the respondents to take appropriate action by following the provisions of law by issuing proper notice to the petitioners, if they are in occupation of the land of the municipality. _____________________ S. Ananda Reddy, J. 6th July, 2003 Note: Issue the operative portion By wire at party’s costs. (bo) JS/Kvh To 1 The Commissioner Narsaraopet Municipality Narsaraopet , Guntur District 2 The Town Planning Officer, Narsaraopet Municipality Narsaraopet , Guntur District 3. Two CD Copies. THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11390 of 2004 ORAL ORDER 6TH July 2004