IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No : 9166 of 2008 Between: Smt.Poosapati Ammaji W/o.late Krishna Murthy Raju Resident of D.No.18-94/2, Nagarapalem Road, Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority, Visakhapatnam, rep. by its Vice Chairman, Udyog Bhavan Complex, Siripuram Junction, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT 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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in trying to take possession of land of an extent of Ac.4.89 cts., covered by R.S.No.134/2 of Paradesipalem village within the limits of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and the Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal of the Visakhapatnam District, as illegal, arbitrary, malafide and motivated, apart from the same being voilative of the principles of natural justice and the rights guaranteed to me under Arts. 19 and 300 A of the Constitution of India and consequently command the respondent not to interfere with my possession and enjoyment of the land mentioned above except otherwise than by due process of law. Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri E.V.V.S. Ravi Kumar Counsel for Respondent No.1 : Stm. V. Preethi Reddy The Court made the following O R D E R: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to implead the District Collector and Magistrate, Visakhapatnam as respondent No.2 to the writ petition. Permission is accorded. This writ petition has been instituted for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in trying to take possession of the petitioner’s land over an extent of Ac.4.89 cents in R.S.No.134/2, Paradesipalem Village as illegal and arbitrary. Learned Standing Counsel for the 1st respondent – Urban Development Authority states that the petitioner will not be dispossessed from the land in her possession in Survey No. 134/2 of Paradesipalem Village within the limits of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation without following the due process of law. In view of the statement made by the learned Standing Counsel that the respondents will not dispossess the petitioner without following the due process of law and also without complying with the principles of natural justice, the writ petition stands disposed of, but however, without costs. (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 24th April, 2008 ksld ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KURR}