IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE: B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 20569 of 2008 Between: S. Satyanarayana S/o Late S.N.Srihari. Petitioner AND 1. The General Manager, South Central Railway, Secunderabad. 2. The Assistant Divisional Engineer, South Central Railway, Kurnool Town. 3. The Estate Officer (MG), Hyderabad Division, South Central Railway, Secunderabad. 4. The Inspector (Works), South Central Railway, Mahaboobnagar. 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 a Writ order or a direction made particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents in threatening to evict the petitioners from Premises No. R/o 1-3-75/40/A, Near Railway Station, Rajendranagar Street, Mahaboobnagar, as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and violative of principles of natural justice and Article 300-A of Constitution of India, by holding that the action contemplated by respondents under notice dated 13.9.2008 is illegal, unjust unsustainable and outside the scope and ambit of Public Premises (Eviction of Un- Authorized Occupant) Act, 1971 and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners from the subject property. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and the order of the High Court dated 19-9-2008, 23-09- 2008 and 14-10-2008 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Pottigari Sridhar Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Sri R.S. Murthy, S.C. for South Central Railway for the Respondents, the Court made the following ORDER: Counter affidavit not filed. Rule Nisi. Call for records. Notice returnable in four weeks. Status quo order granted on 19-9-2008 is extended until further orders. Post after four weeks. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The General Manager, South Central Railway, Secunderabad. 2. The Assistant Divisional Engineer, South Central Railway, Kurnool Town. 3. The Estate Officer (MG), Hyderabad Division, South Central Railway, Secunderabad. 4. The Inspector (Works), South Central Railway, Mahaboobnagar. 5. One CC to Sri Pottagari Sridhar Reddy, Advocate (OPUC) 6. One CC to Sri R.S. Murthy, S.C. for South Central Railway, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OPUC) 7. One spare copy. BRT HIGH COURT BSSRJ Dt:11-11-2008 NOTE: POST AFTER FOUR WEEKS. ORDER W.P.NO. 20569 OF 2008 EXTENDING THE STATUS QUO ORDER HIGH COURT BRT DRAFTED ON: 12-11-2008 BSSRJ Dt:11-11-2008 NOTE: POST AFTER FOUR WEEKS. ORDER W.P.NO. 20569 OF 2008 EXTENDING THE STATUS QUO ORDER