THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.2644 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners are residents of Neredigonda Village and Mandal, Adilabad District. National Highway No.5 passes through that. Recently the highway was widened and service roads are also laid, wherever it passes through villages. The petitioners submit that in their village the land, on both sides of the highway, was required for the purpose of constructing the service road also and that the compensation was paid. Their grievance is that the respondents did not construct the service road and on account of the same, the villagers are facing acute problem, particularly in the context of boarding into buses, since the four lane highway is at an elevated place. They seek directions to the respondents to construct the service road. On behalf of the respondents a counter-affidavit is filed. The fact that the land for the purpose service road was acquired is admitted. It is however stated that the Muslim Community in the village is obstructing the taking of possession of the land. Other relevant facts are also stated. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The material placed before this Court by the petitioners discloses that the four lane highway, to the extent it passes through the village, is elevated and it is not accessible to the villagers at all. The plan prepared by the respondents provides for laying of the service road. Though the land was acquired for this purpose, the service road could not be laid due to resistance offered by the persons connected with a mosque. Assuming that there is any genuine problem for the respondents in taking over the possession of the land at the particular point, the respondents have to look for other alternatives and ensure that the villagers are provided with the facility of a service road. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to construct the service road either in the land that is acquired for this purpose or by acquiring other property, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.11.03.2011. GJ