THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.9315 OF 2010 ORDER: Heard Sri S.S. Viswanetra Ravi, Learned Counsel for the petitioner, Learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Sri N. Ranga Reddy, Learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and, at their request, the Writ Petition is being disposed of at the stage of admission. The petitioner is aggrieved by the action of the 2nd respondent in seeking to demolish the structure standing on his property bearing Door No.9-1-247, C.B.M. compound, Visakhapatnam for the purpose of road widening, in as much as no proceedings for acquiring the said land has been initiated till date. Petitioner would refer to an incident on 11.04.2010 when the officers of the 2nd respondent had threatened demolition of the structures if the petitioners failed to take FSI i.e., “Floor Space Index” certificates. The petitioner would question the action of the respondents in seeking to demolish the property without following the procedure prescribed under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 as extended to the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. Counsel on either side would agree that the subject matter of this Writ Petition is covered by an order of this Court in W.P. No.7563 of 2010 dated 06.04.2010. Following the said judgment, the respondents are directed not to dispossess the petitioner of the property in question, except in accordance with Sections 146 and 147 of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 as extended to the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. However, in the circumstances, without costs. Date: 22.04.2010 ___________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J MRKR