IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24529 of 2006 Between: Smt. Medepalli Kondamma W/o Late Tirupataiah R/o Kondayapalem Village, udayagiri mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintending Engineer, Department of Road & Buildings, Nellore, Nellore District. 2 The Executive Engineer, Department of Roads & Buildings, Kavali, Nellore District 3 The Assistant Engineer, Department of Roads & Buildigns, Udayagiri, Nellore District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ,order or direction more particularly one inthe nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in encroaching/taking away theland belongs to the petitioner situted inPatta No. 513 in Sy. No. 98 of Kondayapalem Villge, Udayagiri Mandal, Nellore District for the purpose of road widening, without acquiringthe land and without paying compensation, as illgegal, contrary to law, arbitrary andagainst the principles of natural justice,and violation of ARticle 300-A of the Constitution of India, andpass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper inthe circumstances ofthe case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.NARASIMHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 24529 of 2006 Order: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in taking the land of the petitioner situated in Patta No.513, Survey No.98 of Kondayapalem village, Udayagiri mandal, Nellore District, for the purpose of road widening, without acquiring the same and without paying any compensation, as illegal and arbitrary. When the matter is taken up for admission today, none appears for the petitioner. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads and Buildings appearing for the respondents, on instructions, submitted that they are not taking any land of the petitioner for road widening, and in view of that no further orders need be passed in this writ petition. Recording the said statement, the writ petition is closed. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 14.07.2008 Nsr