HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.1157 OF 2011 JUDGMENT: The petitioner filed W.P. No.7430 of 2010 before this Court alleging that the Municipal Corporation is taking steps to lay road across their lands in Survey No.1007 of Kaitalpur, Kukatpally village. Interim order was passed directing that the respondents shall not lay any road over the land in that survey number, unless such land is part of any approved layout. Liberty was also given to the respondents to acquire the land, if any private land is needed for the work. 2. On the earlier occasion, the petitioners filed contempt case No.1438 of 2010 alleging that the respondents therein violated the orders of this Court. The contempt case was closed on 10-12-2010 taking the view that there was no deliberate contempt on the part of the respondents, but observing that it shall be open to the 2nd respondent to demarcate any part of the land in Survey No.1007, in case, it is covered by any sanctioned lay out, and that they shall issue notice to the petitioners before any such exercise is undertaken. This Contempt Case is filed alleging that contrary to the orders passed by this Court on both the earlier occasions, the respondents are taking steps to lay the road. On behalf of the respondents, it is stated that the land in survey No.1007 was divided into plots long back on the basis of a lay out approved by the then Gram Panchayat and that in the recent past, the layouts were regularized in accordance with the relevant provisions of law. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent. 4. The petitioners assert that there does not exist any lay out in respect of their land. This assertion is made on the basis of some information furnished to them in the year 2009. The records, however, disclose that lay out in respect of fairly good number of plots in survey No.1007 was regularized by the Corporation. In case, the petitioners feel aggrieved by such regularization, they have to seek remedies before the proper Forum. In the circumstances, it cannot be said that there was deliberate contempt on the part of the respondents. 5. Hence, the Contempt Case is closed, leaving it open to the petitioners to work out their remedies in a Civil Court. However, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained for a period of three (3) weeks from today. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J November 11, 2011. KTL