THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.8238 of 2008 Date : 10-11-2009 Between : Anwarul Haq and two others .. Petitioners And Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, rep. by its Commissioner, Tank Bund, Hyderabad and another .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.8238 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioners claim the property bearing House Nos.10- 6-213 and 214 situate at Masab Tank, First Lancer, Hyderabad by way of succession from their mother. It is stated that the second respondent initiated proceedings under the A.P. Escheats and Bona Vacancies Act, 1974 against the said property and the petitioners are pursuing the remedies in it. Their grievance in filing this Writ Petition is that the first respondent is not taking steps to prevent unauthorised construction over the land. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned standing counsel for the first respondent/Corporation and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the second respondent. The petitioners are yet to establish their title and possession over the property. Though a notice and explanation submitted in response thereto are filed, the result thereof is not mentioned. Be that as it may, in case the petitioners find that any individual is making construction over the land, they have to approach the civil Court by asserting their title and seek the appropriate relief, be it declaratory or prohibitive in nature. There is hardly anything, which the first respondent can do about such matters. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed leaving it open to the petitioners to pursue their remedies in the civil Court vis-à-vis the persons who are said to be undertaking construction over the land in question. It is also open to the petitioners to pursue the remedies vis-à-vis the orders that may be passed under the A.P. Escheats and Bona Vacancies Act, 1974 in relation to the land. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J. 10th November, 2009. skmr