THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Contempt Case No : 1829 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner is a tenant in respect of the premises owned by the 4th respondent. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation proposed to acquire part of the same for widening of the road. The petitioner filed W.P.No.19660 of 2008 challenging the action of respondents 1 to 3. The principal contention advanced by the petitioner was that no notice was issued to it. This Court disposed of the writ petition on 01.12.2009 by directing that it shall be open to respondents 1 to 3 to proceed with the widening of the road and that the same shall be without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to work out its remedies, depending upon the judgment that may be rendered by a Larger Bench on a reference made by the Full Bench of this Court in W.A.No.453 of 2005. The petitioner complains that respondents 1 to 3 did not issue any notice to it and the portion over and above that was acquired was demolished. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for respondents 1 to 3. The observation made by this Court in W.P.No.19660 of 2008 is only to the effect that respondents 1 to 3 shall be entitled to widen the road, obviously by demolishing the premises leased out to the petitioner. This was on the basis that the owner of the premises did not raise any objection and that the nature and extent of rights of tenant in such cases is pending adjudication by a Larger Bench of this Court. The grievance pointed out by the petitioner is two-fold. The first is that he has not been issued any notice and the second is that the demolition is contrary to the scope of the acquisition. Neither of them can be accepted. The reason is that this Court did not direct issuance of any further notice to the petitioner. Even if the second complaint is true, it constitutes the basis for initiation of independent proceedings. It cannot constitute contempt of Court. The contempt case is accordingly closed. _________ 18.01.2010 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Contempt Case No : 1829 of 2009 Date: 18.01.2010 JSU