THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.8066 of 2010 Dated:15.04.2010 Between: S.S.N.Pantulu. …Petitioner and The District Collector (Panchayat Raj), West Godavari District, Eluru, West Godavari District, And another. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.8066 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is a resident of Narsapur. He statedly owns Ac.1.15 cents in R.S.No.708/1 of Mogaltur Village, which he acquired in a family partition. He filed the instant writ petition alleging that the second respondent unauthorizedly removed the fencing and occupied a portion of the petitioner’s land in order to lay a gravel road. The petitioner requested the Tahsildar on 25.05.2009 to depute Government Surveyor to survey the petitioner’s land where he raised mango garden, in vain. In the meanwhile, alleging that an extent of Ac.0.22 cents of garden land is being used for laying/widening the road on the northern and southern side of the petitioner’s property, the filed the instant writ petition. This Court heard the Counsel for the petitioner. After getting instructions, the Standing Counsel for second respondent submits that no part of the petitioner’s land is being used for laying the road. The road which is being widened was laid long back. The same is recorded. Be it further noted that if any part of the land of the petitioner is likely to be affected for the widening of the road, the respondents will have to follow due process of law, issue notice to the petitioner and if the petitioner raises any objection on such acquisition, the procedure under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, has to be followed. Insofar as the petitioner’s property admeasuring Ac.1.15 cents in R.S.No.708/1 is concerned, there shall be status quo. The petitioner is given liberty to pursue with the Tahsildar, Mogaltur, for survey of the land. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. _____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 15.04.2010 Note: Issue C.C within one week. B/o. vs