THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.26250 of 2001 DATED: 12.04.2010 Between: Pasagadugala Krishna .. Petitioner And Ameenabad Gram Panchayat, rep. by its Executive Officer Ameenabad Village, Rajavommangi Mandal, East Godavari District and another. .. Respondents ORDER: Assailing the action of the respondents in taking steps to demolish the petitioner’s house situated in Sy.No.162 of Ameenabad Village, Rajavommangi Mandal, East Godavari District, without following due process of law, the petitioner filed this writ petition. Petitioner claims that he constructed the subject house in the land inherited by him from his father and that he has been paying house-tax for the same regularly and he has not made any encroachment into road margin. It is his case that the respondent Gram Panchayat issued a general notice, dated 11.12.2001, wherein it is indicated that the Gram Panchayat resolved to widen the roads in the village and thus the encroachers, who made unauthorized constructions on either side of the roads, were directed to remove those encroachments. Petitioner states that he was not served with any notice specifying that the subject house was constructed by encroaching into road margin, but however, the respondents are trying to demolish his house, for the purpose of road widening, which is arbitrary and illegal. He, therefore, seeks appropriate directions to the respondents not to demolish his house. Though the writ petition was admitted as far back on 26.12.2001 and interim directions were issued to the respondents not to demolish the subject house until further orders, the respondents have not filed counter. Having heard the learned counsel on record and having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following direction: “If the subject house of the petitioner needs to be demolished for the purpose of road widening, the respondents shall follow due process of law.” The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 12th April, 2010 IBL