THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NOS.27503 AND 27504 OF 2010 DATED 8TH DECEMBER, 2011 BETWEEN Md.Liyakhat Ali and another. …Petitioners And The State Bank of India, Waddeppalli Branch, Rep. by Authorised Officer, Subedari, Hanamkonda, Warangal. …Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NOS.27503 AND 27504 OF 2010 COMMON ORDER: The petitioners in these two cases claim to be tenants in possession of two shops situated in the premises bearing Door No.7-7-346 in Hanamkonda, Warangal District. Their grievance before this Court was that the State Bank of India, in an endeavour to recover the loans advanced to their landlord under security of mortgage, was resorting to seizure of the mortgaged property, viz., the premises housing the shops in their possession, by locking and sealing the same. This Court, by interim orders dated 08.11.2010, protected the possession of the petitioners and directed the respondent Bank to open the locks and seals put on the premises under their occupation. The Bank was however permitted to proceed with the auctions. Despite a lapse of over a year, the respondent Bank has not filed its counter. S r i Hari Sreedhar, learned counsel for the petitioners in both the cases, states that upon the interim orders aforestated the two shops were released into the possession of the petitioners and there has been no interference thereafter by the Bank or any one claiming through it. In the above circumstances, as the petitioners claim to be in possession of the subject shops in the capacity of lawful lessees, their possession cannot be interfered with, be it by the respondent Bank in the capacity of a secured creditor or by any one claiming through it except in accordance with the due procedure laid down by law. The Writ Petitions are disposed of with the above observation. Miscellaneous petitions in WPMP No.35115 of 2010 in W.P.No.27503 of 2010 and WPMP No.35116 of 2010 in W.P.No.27504 of 2010 shall stand disposed of in consequence. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J. 8TH DECEMBER, 2011. VGSR/PGS