IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 8174 of 2001 Between: 1 Smt. P. R. Usha, W/o. P.L. Ravinder R/o. 8-1-136/A/138/A, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 2 Gundu Gangamma, W/o. Lakshmaiah, R/o. 8-1-136/A/134, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 3 Smt. K. Pranitha W/o. Sattaiah, R/o. 8-1-136/A/132, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 4 P. L. Ravinder Babu, S/o. Late A. Narsimhulu, R/o. 8-1-136/A/138, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 5 A. Lakshman Babu, S/o. late A. Narsimhulu, R/o. 8-1-136/A/ Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 6 Satyanarayana, S/o. Narsoji, R/o. 8-1-136/A/44, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 7 P. Lakshmaiah, S/o. Hanumaiah, R/o. 8-1-136/A/101 Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 8 V.S.Naidu, S/o. V.R.Naidu, R/o. 8-1-136/A/72/A, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 9 V. Ravinder, S/o. Mallaiah, R/o. 8-1-136/A/108 Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 10 M. Shobha Rani, W/o. Ashok Kumar, R/o. 8-1-136/A/49, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 11 Devayya, S/o. J. Erranna, R/o. 8-1-136/A/125, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 12 A. Nagesh, S/o. Devaiah, R/o. 8-1-136/A/39, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 13 D. Yadamma, W/o. Venkataiah, R/o. 8-1-136/A/61 Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 14 Balamma, W/o. Sailu, R/o. 8-1-136/A/63, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 15 C. Lalitha, C. Patel, R/o. 8-1-136/A/124, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 16 D. Ramulamma, W/o. Yadaiah, R/o. 8-1-136/A/132, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 17 P. Ramulu, S/o. Balaiah, R/o. 8-1-136/A/119, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 18 V. Venkat Swamy, S/o. V. Narayana R/o. 8-1-136/A/76, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 19 G. Gopal, S/o. Pentaiah, R/o. 8-1-136/A/45, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 20 G. Satyanarayana, S/o. Balaiah, R/o. 8-1-136/A/90., Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 21 G. Balayya, S/o. Pentayya, R/o. 8-1-136/A/90, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 22 S. Dayanand S/o. Rangaiah Goud, R/o. 8-1-136/A/33/B, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 23 P. Dharmaiah, S/o. Balaiah, R/o. 8-1-136/A/69, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 24 P. Ramulamma, W/o. Lakshmaiah, R/o. 8-1-136/A/141 Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District 25 K. Narayana Reddy, S/o. Lakshma Reddy, R/o. 8-1-136/A/31, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Shaikpet Mandal, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad District 2 The Collector, Hyderabad District 3 Station House Officer, P.S. Golconda, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents dt. 22-4-2001 in demolishing and dispossessing the petitioners from thier houses as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Principles of natural justice, and consequentlyt direct the respondents not to demolish or dispossess the petitioners from their houses bearing No. 8-1- 136/A/138/A; 8-1-136/A/134; 8-1-136/A/132; 8-1-136/A/138; 8-1- 136/A/44, 8-1-136/A ; 8-1-136/A/101, 8-1-136/A/72/A, 8-1-136/A/108, 8-1-136/A/49, 8-1-136/A, 125, 8-1-136/A/39,- 8-1-136/A/61-8-1- 136/A/53, 8-1-136/A/124, 8-1-136/A/132/A, 8-1-136/A/119, 8-1- 136/A/76, 8-1-136/A/45, 8-1-136/A/90, 8-1-136/A/41, 8-1-136/A/33/B, 8-1-136/A/69, 8-1-136/A/141 and 8-1-136/A/32, situated at Maruthinagar, Shikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District, without following the due process of law, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MOHD.ZIA-UL-HAQ Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.8174 of 2001 O R D E R: Since none appeared for the petitioners on 04.11.2008, this writ petition was directed to be listed for dismissal today. Today, though the writ petition is listed under the caption ‘for dismissal’, neither is the counsel for the petitioners present nor is there any representation on their behalf. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No order as to costs. _________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J 5th November, 2008. PNV