THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.32177 of 2010 Date: 22.12.2010 Between : M. Shankar Rao and another. … Petitioners and The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, rep.by its Commissioner, Tenneti Bhavan, Visakhapatnam. … Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.32177 of 2010 ORDER : This writ petition has been filed to declare the action of the respondent in attempting to occupy the plot bearing No.15, to an extent of 468 square yards in Sy.No.53-B and 53-C, situated at Ward No.72 of Adavivaram Village, Visakhapatnam District, belonging to the petitioners for the purpose of road widening as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondent not to occupy the said plot without following due process of law. 2. When the matter came up for hearing, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Municipal Corporation concede that in identical circumstances, this Court, by order dated 01.05.2009, in W.P.No.9699 of 2009, directed the respondent-Corporation not to interfere with the possession of the lands of the petitioners therein and not to dispossess them without following due process of law and till such time directed to maintain status quo obtaining as on that date. 3. In view of the said submission, this writ petition is also disposed of, at the admission stage, directing the respondent not to interfere with the possession of the plot in question of the petitioners and not to dispossess them from the said plot without following the due process of law. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 22.12.2010. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.32177 of 2010 22.12.2010 (Msr)