THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.893 OF 2003 DATED 16.11.2005 BETWEEN Thunugunta Satyanarayana, S/o late Srinivasulu, R/o 37-1-106, K.P.Road, Ongole and others. … Petitioners And The Principle Secretary, Government of A.P., Municipal Administrative Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.893 OF 2003 ORDER: Ongole Municipality took up road widening work of K.P.Road in Ongole town. Apprehending coercive demolition of the petitioners’ zpremises for the said purpose, the present writ petition is filed. This Court while admitting the writ petition passed interim orders directing the respondent Municipality not to demolish the petitioners’ properties without due process of law as per A.P. Municipalities Act, 1965. No counter affidavit is filed though the writ petition wad admitted on 17.1.2003. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the impugned order giving liberty to the Municipality to acquire the land of the petitioners if the same is required for road widening purpose. Whenever the respondent Municipality commenced the proceedings under Land Acquisition Act, 1894, it shall be open to the petitioners to raise all contentions including the ground regarding alignment of road. The writ petition, with the above observations, is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) November 16, 2005. YS