THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26213 of 2009 Date:02.12.2009 Between: T. Bhaskara Sharma. ..Petitioner and The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. .. Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26213 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the owner of the premises bearing Nos.8-3-214/2/B/5, Ameerpet, Hyderabad. His grievance is that the respondent Corporation is trying to demolish a portion of his building for the purpose of widening of the road. It is stated that neither any notice is given nor any proceedings are initiated under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘LA Act) or the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 (for short ‘HMC Act’). Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the respondent Corporation. Apart from having the facility of initiating proceedings under the LA Act, the respondent Corporation is vested with the power to acquire the private properties under Section 146 of the HMC Act by undertaking negotiations etc. Such being the case, the question of the property of a private individual being taken without payment of compensation does not arise. Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing that the respondent Corporation shall not proceed against the property of the petitioner without taking recourse to law. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J 02nd December, 2009 Note: Issue CC in three days. (B/o) GHN