THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO. 34040 OF 2011 ORDER : 1. This Writ Petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of mandamus declaring action of the respondent in trying to demolish compound wall of the petitioners in Survey No.451/2, 3 of Mandapeta Municipality, East Godavari District as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent not to demolish the compound wall without following due process of law. 2. The averments, in brief, stated in the affidavit filed in support of this Writ Petition may be stated as follows. First petitioner is wife of second petitioner. Second petitioner owned an extent of 217 square yards of land in survey no.451/2, 3 within the limits of respondent municipality having purchased the under a registered sale deed. He gifted the same in favour of the second petitioner under a registered gift deed. Since it is an open land, the petitioners constructed a compound wall and it has been in their possession for the last 10 years. While so, the respondent-municipality gave marking to demolish the wall without assigning any reasons and without any notice to petitioners. Hence, the Writ Petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent. 4. The grievance of the petitioners is that the officials of respondent municipality are trying to demolish the compound wall of petitioners without following due process of law. The learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent, on instructions, stated that the respondent would follow due process of law, if the land of the petitioners is required for any public purpose. 5. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent to follow due process of law if the land of the petitioners in survey no.451/2, 3 of respondent municipality is required for any public purpose. No costs. ________________ (K.C.BHANU, J.) 23.12.2011 DRK THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO. 34040 OF 2011 Date: 23.12.2011