THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA Writ Petition No.15331 of 2005 Date: 5th June, 2006 Between :- 1. Siripurapu Apparao, S/o. Guruvulu 2. Mahanti Eswararao, S/o. Appanna 3. Nekkalapudi Ramarao, S/o.Venkatakrishnaiah 4. Janapareddi Appanna, S/o. Ramulu 5. Gudla Venkateswararao, S/o. Basavaiah 6. Kandi Narayanarao, S/o.Candrunaidu 7. Kurimineni Narayanamma, W/o.Appalanaidu 8. Md.Ibrahim, S/o. Azzez 9. Sanapathi Appalaswamy, S/o.Appalaswamy 10. Ponnuri Venkatamma, W/o.Gangaiah 11. Korada Appanna, S/o.Pothaiah 12. Kandi Paparao, S/o.Chinna Appalanaidu 13. Reddy Maheswari, W/o. Suryanarayana 14. Gandikota Suramma, W/i/gokaraju 15. Vadapalli Ramu, S/o. Suryanarayana .. Petitioners and 1. District Collector, Eluru, West Godavari 2. The Commissioner, Eluru Municipal Corporation, Eluru, West Godavari 3. Town Planning Officer, Eluru Municipal Corporation, Eluru, West Godavari 4. Mandal Revenue Officer, Eluru, West Godavari 5. Rate Payers Welfare Association, Eluru .. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA Writ Petition No.15331 of 2005 ORDER:- 1. Heard the Counsel. 2. The Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in directing demolition and removal of petitioners’ houses situated in Sy.No.69 in Santhinagar of Eluru Municipal Corporation is illegal, irregular and violative of the A.P.Municipalities Act and the rules framed thereunder and also offends Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to demolish nor vacate the petitioners from their respective houses and sites and pass such other suitable orders. 3. This Court made an interim direction in W.P.M.P.No.19480/2005 on 14-7-2005. W.V.M.P.No.448/2006 is filed to vacate the said interim direction. 4. In the light of the stand taken in the affidavit filed in support of the vacate application and also in the light of the averments made in the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition, this Court is of the considered opinion that the houses of the petitioners cannot be demolished except by following the due process of law. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is hereby disposed of. No order as to costs. ___________________ Justice P.S.Narayana Date: 5th June, 2006 SMR