IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.22426 of 2006 Between: 1 K. Anjaneyulu, S/o.Late K. Satyanarayana, R/o. Anaparthy, E.G.District. 2 K.Bharatudu, S/o. Late K. Satyanarayana, Malakpet Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Superintendent Engineer, R&B, Kakinada, E.G.District. 2 Executive Engineer, R&B., Kakinada, E.G.District. 3 Anaparthy Grampanchayat, E.G.Distirict, rep. by its Executive Officer. .....RESPONDENTS 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 a writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in dispossessing the writ petitioners from the house House site in RS.No.287/2/A2, Anaparty Village, E.G.district in the name of widening the Pedaparthy- Rajanagaram road as unconstitutional and consequently direct authorities to take up the road widening or drainage laying only after conducting survey Regarding encroachments in road poramboke as per the FMB and then take a decision for the need to lay road on private lands and then follow due process of law for taking possession of the land of petitioners land and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI K.S.MURTHY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.22426 of 2006 ORDER: The two petitioners are aggrieved by the action of respondents in widening Pedaparty - Rajanagaram road and laying drainage allegedly through the land/house site in R.S.No.287/2/A2 belonging to the petitioners. They seek a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to take up road widening/drainage work only after conducting survey as per ﬁeld measurement book and then take possession after following due process of law. After getting instructions, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads and Buildings submits that respondents are not laying any road/drainage pipeline through the land of the petitioners. If the land belonging to the petitioners is required for public purpose/developmental works, respondents may take action after following due process of law. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 19.11.2008 vs To 1 Superintendent Engineer, R&B, Kakinada, E.G.District. 2 Executive Engineer, R&B., Kakinada, E.G.District. 3 The Executive Officer, Anaparthy Grampanchayat, E.G.District. 4 2CCs to G.P for Roads and Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 5 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{JGK}