THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 16820 of 2009 Oral order: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondent-Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation in allegedly attempting to dispossess the petitioner from his property situated in Sy. No. 43/8 of Mindhi village, Visakhapatnam, in an extent of 112.5 Sq. yds. for the purpose of widening N.H. 5 road, as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of the petitioner that the respondent-Corporation is proceeding with the road widening works of N.H. 5 by forcibly dispossessing the petitioner from his private land. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Corporation. Having regard to the specific allegations made by the petitioner that the respondent-Corporation is interfering with the possession of his land without following due process of law, which is impermissible under law, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-Corporation not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner in respect of the land in question in any manner whatsoever, without following the due process of law. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Dated: 13th August, 2009 KSR