THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.5882 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners are owners of Plot Nos.1 and 2, carved out of survey No.44/3 of Gajuwaka of Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. On the northern side of their plots, there exists an open drain. The Municipal Corporation is proposing to construct public toilets abutting the nala. The petitioners raised an objection for the said construction. According to them, the respondents are constructing the toilets in such a way that open drainage is completely occupied and that free flow of the drain water would be affected in future. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. Learned counsel for the petitioners has placed before this Court the sketch of the area as well as the photographs. Since the plots of the petitioners face the road on the southern side, the construction of toilets on the rear side of their plots cannot be said to be of any immediate concern for them. So far as the allegation of the petitioners that the toilets are being constructed completely blocking the nala is concerned, the Corporation would be under obligation to ensure that free flow of water in the nala is not obstructed at all. However, if the nala is narrow, they can consider the feasibility of providing a cantilever up to a certain level, so that adequate space is left for free flow of water. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.09.03.2011. GJ