THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23133 of 2011 Date:17.08.2011 Between: Kusumanchi Venkateswara Gupta And another. ..... Petitioners AND The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, reptd., by its Commissioner, Visakhapatnam and another. .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners : Sri S.Sridhar Counsel for Respondents : Sri N.Ranga Reddy, Standing Counsel for GVMC The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed in anticipation of the respondents removing the structures raised by the petitioners over the sites owned by them. They have alleged that the respondents have made markings indicating that their buildings to the depth of 20’ will be removed for the purpose of road widening without initiating any steps for acquisition of the property or obtaining their consent. At the hearing, Sri N.Ranga Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, appearing for the respondents, submitted that before effecting road widening involving properties of the petitioners, the respondents will either take their consent in accordance with Sections 146 and 147 of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, or initiate land acquisition proceedings in the event such consents could not be obtained. This submission of the learned counsel is placed on record and the writ petition is accordingly disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.28306 of 2011 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. __________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 17th August, 2011 DR