THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19589 OF 2005 Dt: 05.09.2005 Between: M. Veeramallaiah. .. Petitioner AND The District Collector, Karimnagar, & 3 others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19589 OF 2005 ORDER: The petitioner is a retired employee and resident of Samudrala Village. His grievance is that a bus shelter is being constructed abutting the road, which passes through a village, in such a way as to block the view of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. Some damage is said to have been caused to the statue and it is stated that criminal cases have been registered against the persons responsible for the same. The complaint of the petitioner is that though he made representations to respondents 1 and 2, no efforts have been made to rescue the situation and he seeks appropriate direction of this Court Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the 3rd respondent and learned Government Pleader for R & B. The petitioner placed before this Court, a copy of FIR No.76 of 2005 wherein a complaint was made to the effect that damage has been caused to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. The truth or otherwise of the allegations contained in it, or the complicity of the persons shown therein, needs to be established in the concerned court. So far as the construction of the bus shelter is concerned, the public authorities, particularly the District Collector, Karimnagar is required to ensure that it is constructed in such a way, as not to cause hindrance to the traffic and that it does not result in any disrespect to the statute of Mahatma Gandhi. Learned Standing Counsel for the 3rd respondent submits that the Gram Panchayat itself passed a resolution way back in March 2005, to shift the statute to another prominent place. The advisability or possibility of these steps needs to be examined by the District Collector. The petitioner can very well approach him with appropriate representation. For the foregoing reasons, the writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to submit a representation before the 1st respondent, narrating his grievance and on receiving the same, the 1st respondent shall dispose of it, within fifteen days, and ensure that the bus shelter is constructed in such a way as not to cause any hindrance to the traffic and that no disrespect is shown to the statue of the Mahatma Gandhi. _______________________ 05.09.2005 Note:- Issue CC in 3 days. ES