IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14163 of 2008 Between: M/S Golconda Extrusions Pvt Ltd., having its Regd. Office at 9-1-83 & 84, A.C. Sharma Complex, S.D. Road, Secunderabad, rep by its Authorized signatory R.Subrahmanyam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep by its Commissioner, Hyderabad. 2 The Zonal Addl. Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Kukatpally, Hyderabad. 3 The Asst. Commissioner, Town Planning , Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Kukatpally, 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 issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ directing the respondents to act in accordance with law and forbear from demolition of watchman room of the petitioner situated in sy.No.172 of Hydernagar village, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District without following procedure of law and without notifying the petitioner about the invalidating the facts relating to the said old construction and grant Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: (SC FOR MCH CIRCLES 3&5)KALPANA EKBOTE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 14163 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This writ petition has been filed by M/s Golconda Extrusions Pvt Ltd., represented by its Authorized Signatory R.Subrahmanyam with a prayer to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate order directing the respondents to act in accordance with law and forbear from demolition of watchman room situated in sy.No.172 of Hydernagar village, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 2. The petitioner is the owner and possessor of land admeasuring Ac.4-36 guntas in Survey No. 172 of Hydernagar village, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District having acquired the title along with other co-assignees in a partition suit vide Application No. 517/1998, dated 24- 4-1998. A small room admeasuring 15’x15’ covered with a tinsheet roof was constructed in the year 1997-98. The said room is used for watchman/security and his/her family. The petitioner apprehends demolition of the room without following due process of law. Hence, approached this Court by invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 3. Smt. Kalpana Ekbote, learned standing counsel takes notice on behalf of the respondents No.1 to 3. 4. Learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of Respondents No.1 to 3, on instructions, reports that the respondents will follow the due process of law, in the event of the small room allegedly existing in the land admeasuring Ac.4-36 guntas in Survey No. 172, Hydernagar village, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District is required to be demolished. 5. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to follow due process of law, in the event of the room situated in Survey No.172 admeasuring Ac.4-36 guntas of Hydernagar village, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District is required to be demolished. No order as to costs. ______________________________ Justice B.Seshasayana Reddy 3rd July, 2008. Note: C.C.in two days B/o KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 14163 OF 2008 3rd July, 2008.