THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.24240 of 2008 BETWEEN: K. Venkata Thimma Reddy …. PETITIONER And 1. The Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department, Anantapur, Anantapur District, and another. …. RESPONDENTS ORDER: 1. The petitioner claims to be the absolute owner of land measuring Ac.06.14 cents in Sy.No.487 of Kuraganipalli Village of Chamaluru Panchayat, Narpala Mandal, Anantapur District. His complaint in this writ petition is that the Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department is trying to lay a road in his property highhandedly, without following the procedure contemplated under law. 2. A counter affidavit is filed by the 1st respondent. It is stated in the counter that there is a channel running adjacent to the land of the petitioner. Since the petitioner was raising objection with regard to laying of road, a survey was conducted by the Tahsildar in the presence of the petitioner and the concerned officials as well, and boundaries were fixed to the canal. The canal is passing through Sy.No.487 corresponding to new Sy.No.506 to an extent of Ac.0.87 cents. Hence the land in dispute to the said extent belongs to the Government and the petitioner has no right over the said land. 3. In view of the specific stand taken in the counter affidavit, I do not find substance in the grievance of the petitioner that the road is proposed to be laid in his land. It is made clear that if for any reason, the respondents want to lay a road in the property belonging to the petitioner, it is needless to say that the respondents shall do so only by following due process of law. 4. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. 5. In view of disposal of writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.31598 of 2008 and W.V.M.P.No.2171 of 2012 are dismissed as unnecessary. _________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J 1st October, 2012. Js.