HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION NO. 30847 OF 2010 Wednesday, the Eighth Day of December, Two Thousand and Ten Between Mohd. Abdul Majeed Siddiqui Petitioner AND The Municipal Corporation of Warangal, Rep. by its Commissioner, Warangal, Warangal District and another Respondents O R D E R: The only grievance of the petitioner is that without issuing any notice and without paying any compensation and without following due process of law, the respondents are attempting to dispossess him from the house property bearing municipal No. 6-6-47 to an extent of 77.77 Sq. yards situated at main road, Near Thousand Pillars Temple, Hanamkonda, Warangal District, for the purpose of road widening. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the action of respondents without following the due procedure prescribed under law and without paying any compensation either by way of private negotiations or by way of initiating proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act is utter violation of the principles of natural justice as well as Secs. 146 and 147of the Municipal Corporation Act. This court disposed of number of writ petitions directing the respondents not to demolish the houses of the private citizens without following due process of law. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to demolish the structures or take away any portion of the property of the petitioner and not to dispossess him without following due process of law either under Sec. 146 or 147 of the Municipal Corporation Act or by private negotiations or by initiating the proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. No costs. ___________________________ Justice Ashutosh Mohunta December 8, 2010 Issue CC in a week. MAS