THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 8144 of 2009 Oral order: The petitioners state that they are owners and possessors of houses bearing Nos. 6/160, 6/168, 25/496 to 500, 25/493, 25/506 and 507, 6-164 and 6-163 respectively, situated at Port, Machilipatnam, and it is their grievance that the respondents without following the due process of law and without paying them any compensation are trying to demolish their houses for widening the road. Hence, the petitioners seek appropriate directions. The learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.1- Municipality on instructions submits that if they require the land of the petitioners on which they have built houses for the purposes of road widening, they will follow the due process of law. Having regard to the stand taken by respondent No.1- Municipality, the learned counsel for the petitioner agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following directions: If the respondents intend to widen the road by taking the land of the petitioners on which they constructed the houses, they shall do so only after following the due process of law, and until then, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Dated: 21st April, 2009 Note: Issue wire at party’s cost. (B/o) KSR