THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.23419 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner is a President of Venkatagiri Municipality , and owns premises bearing No.12/105 of Turupu Veedhi, Venkatagiri Town, Nellore District. According to him, there is an open land belonging to the Municipality, abutting his house, worth about Rs.10 lakhs. The petitioner states that the 4th respondent is trying to grab 1 ½ cents of land, and in spite of his repeated representations, respondents 1 to 3 did not take any effective steps. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. The plot of 1 ½ cents, is said to be within the said Municipality. Therefore, the representations made by the petitioner to the District Panchayat Officer, the 2nd respondent herein, is hardly of any help. Apart from that, the petitioner has to pursue the remedies with the 1st respondent. If, in fact, the land belongs to the Municipality, there is no reason why it should be lenient in the matter of protecting it. The writ petition is disposed of, directing that, it shall be open to the petitioner to make a representation to the 1st respondent, about the alleged attempt of the 4th respondent, to encroach the 1 ½ cents of land, by the side of the petitioner’s house, and as and when such representation is made, the 1st respondent shall take necessary action thereon, after giving notice to the effected parties. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ Dt.06-11-2008. L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. KO