IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14246 of 2008 Between: D.Uma Kumari W/o.D.Satyanarayan R/o.H.No.1-11-62/7/2,Old Custom Basthi Begumpet,Secunderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Special Officer and Municipal Commissioner Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Tank Bund, Hyderabad 2 The Deputy Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Secunderabad Circle, Secunderabad .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus be issued directing the respondents not to demolish the residential house bearing Municipal No.1-11-62/7/2,Old Custom Basthi, Begumpet, Secunderabad without following the statutory procedure as laid down under the provision of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and so also HMC Act 1955 by set aside the impugned notice No.512/RW/TPS/SC/NZ/GHMC/2007 dated 5.5.2008. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.SANJEEVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents.: R.RAMACHANDRA REDDY,SC FOR MCH 1,2,4&6 The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by Smt.D.Uma Kumari assailing the action of the respondents in demolishing a portion of her residential house bearing Municipal No.1-11-62/7/2, Old Custom Basthi, Begumpet, Secunderabad, in road widening without following the due process of law. 2. When the writ petition came up for admission, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents-Corporation submits that the petitioner has given consent to hand over the affected portion admeasuring 35.65 sq. yards of the house bearing Municipal No.1-11- 62/7/2, Old Custom Basthi, Begumpet, Secunderabad, for road widening and accordingly an amount of Rs.5,70,400/- has been sanctioned and she has been informed to collect the cheque from the respondents. 3. In that view of the matter, nothing survives in the writ petition and accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous at the admission stage. The petitioner is at liberty to receive the cheque towards compensation from the respondents-Corporation. No costs. ______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J. Date:17th July, 2008. cs ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RS}