IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9381 of 2005 Between: G. Ashok Kumar & others. … Petitioners AND The Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri Md. Asifuddin for Sri M. Rama Rao Counsel for respondents 1,2&5: AGP for Revenue Counsel for respondent No.4: Sri G. Ramchandra Reddy This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9381 of 2005 ORDER:- This writ petition is ﬁled for a writ of Mandamus to direct the authorities either to acquire the plots bearing Nos.C-231, C-218, C-219, C-232 and C-229 along with the buildings situated thereon by paying market value or in the alternative to lower the level of the bund. The case of the petitioners is that the respondents have been proposing to form Necklace road around Saroornagar Tank by raising the bund for beautiﬁcation purpose. They anticipate submersion of their plots mentioned above. The petitioners’ grievance is that without acquiring their plots, the respondents are seeking to raise the bund of Saroornagar Tank. No counter-aﬃdavits have been ﬁled by any of the respondents. In the event of submersion of the plots of the petitioners on account of formation of Necklace road around Saroornagar Tank, the respondents are bound to acquire their plots under the appropriate law. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondents to follow due process of law for acquisition of the lands of the petitioners in the event their plots get submerged in the Saroornagar Tank in connection with formation of Necklace road around the same, if they have not already followed the said procedure. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.16167 of 2006 ﬁled by the petitioners for early hearing of the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 29.08.2008 ES