THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.10510 OF 2010 ORDER: Heard Sri T.V.S.Prabhakar Rao, Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri N.Ranga Reddy, Learned Standing Counsel for the respondent – Corporation. The petitioner would assert that he is the owner of the building bearing No.8-335 to 8-342 of Gopalapatnam Main Road in Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation; they had constructed the building, after demolishing the old structure, with the permission of the then Gopalapatnam Panchayat. It is his case that the original structure, in a site of 180 Sq. Yards in Sy.No.10/12P, was gifted in favour of his mother vide registered document No.12552 of 1983. Their grievance is that the respondents had, in November, 2009 and later on 26.4.2010, sought to demolish the property for the purpose of establishing the Bus Rapid Travel System (BRTS). Sri N.Ranga Reddy, Learned Standing counsel for the respondent – Corporation, would submit that the petitioner’s apprehension in this regard is without any basis and that the respondents would act strictly in accordance with Sections 146 and 147 of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, as extended to the respondent – Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, before dispossessing the petitioner from the land in question or demolishing the structures. In view of the submission made by the Learned Standing Counsel, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner over the building in question, and not to demolish the building, except in accordance with Sections 146 and 147 of the GHMC Act, as extended to the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. No costs. _____________ 30-4-2010 Note: C.C. in three days B/o asp