IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9454 of 2004 Between: K.Nageshwara Rao S/o Venkata Raju H.No.6-288/3, Venkateswara Puram , Quthubullapuram Hyd ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner Municipal Counil Quthubulapur, Ranga Reddy District Hyd 2 The Collector Ranga Reddy 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 a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the first respondent without issuing prior notice for laying of drainage Canal demolishing the house of the petitioner H.No.6-288/3, Venkateswara Nagar, Quthubulapur, Hyderabad and further directing the respondents to stop the drainage canal in the middle of the colony on the cost of demolishing the poor people house of the petitioner H.No.6-288/3, Venkateswara Nagar, Quthubulapur, Hyderabad Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.T.H.SOWBHAGYA LAKSHMI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9454 of 2004 ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks to challenge the action of the 1st respondent-municipality in taking steps for demolition of the house of the petitioner for laying a drainage canal. At the stage of admission, interim order was granted by this Court by order dated 1.6.2004. Though no counter is filed by the respondents, at the time of hearing, it has been submitted by the learned Standing Counsel for the 1st respondent- Municipality that drainage canal is laid without affecting the house of the petitioner. Learned Standing Counsel has further submitted that the respondents are not taking any steps for demolition of the building of the petitioner covered by House No. 6-288/3 situated at Venkateswara Nagar, Quthubulapur, Hyderabad. While placing the aforesaid statement of the learned Standing Counsel on record, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY,J DATE: 31.7.2009 pnb