IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY THE TWENTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 15125 of 2002 Between: Tekula Venkata Reddy, s/o.Biksham Reddy, R/o. 3-70,Ramachandrapuram, Hamlet of Nellipaka Gram Panchayat, Ashwapuram Mandal, Khammam Dist., ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj,Bhadrachalam Division, Khammam District. 2 Zillaa Parishad, rep. by its Executive Officer, Khammam District. 3 The Collector, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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, more particularly one in in the nature of writ of Mandamus i) declaring the action of the respondent authorities in laying a road through the house of the petlitioner by demolishing the same as arbitrary, illegal, violative of the article 14, 21 & 300 A of the Constitution of India and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondent authorities not to lay a road through the house of the petlitioner by demolishing the same; and be pleased to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.SUDERSHAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.P.RAGHAVENDRA REDDY The Court made the following : WRIT PETITION NO.15125 OF 2002 O R D E R This petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in trying to lay road by demolishing the portion of the house belonging to the petitioner without issuing any notice. While admitting the writ petition, a learned Judge by the order dated19.08.2002 in WPMP No.18926 of 2002 directed maintenance of status quo obtaining as on that date. No counter is filed by the respondents till today. In view of the Article 300-A of the Constitution of India, no person can be deprived of property save by authority of law. So, if the respondents want to lay road in the property of the petitioner, they have to follow the procedure prescribed by law and not by high-handed acts. So, with a direction to the respondents to follow the due process of law while laying the road, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ------------------------------------ JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU 20TH FEBRUARY, 2008 PGS To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU W.P.NO.15125 OF 2002 20th FEBRUARY, 2008