IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 20915 of 2008 Between: Kalangi Annapuranamma, W/o. Late K. Venkateswara Rao, R/o. Door No. 12-23-20, Puvvadavari Street, Kothapet, Guntur City, Guntur. ..... PETITIONER AND Guntur Municipality Corporation, Rep by its Commissioner, Guntur. .....RESPONDENT 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 more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the notice vide ROC No. 7464/2008/G1/TPS-I, dated 01-8-2008 issued by the respondent and the respondent has not right to take possession of the land without following the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and the threat of demolition on 16-9-2008 in respect of the property in present Municipal Door No. 12-23-22, admeasuring 146 sq. yards, Guntur Municipal Limits, Guntur District bounded by North : Road, South : Municipal Corporation Road, East : Property of Gadiyaram Satyanarayana, West property belongs to Challa Parvathamma as being arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14 of the constitution of India and issue such other writ or order or directions as deemed fit and proper in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.V.V.S.MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.B.VENKATARATNAM The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition has been ﬁled by the petitioner assailing the action of the respondent in trying to demolish the property bearing D.No.12-23-22, admeasuring 146 square yards, Guntur Municipal Limits, Guntur District. The petitioner owns a house bearing D.No.12-23-22, admeasuring 146 square yards. A portion of the house being eﬀected in the road widening. Respondent- Corporation issued notice under Section 146 of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 as applicable to Guntur Municipal Corporation calling for consent of the petitioner. The petitioner apprehending demolition of the constructions since she is not inclined to give consent as sought for by the respondent, approached this Court invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. When the writ petition came for up admission, Sri B.Venkata Ratnam, learned standing counsel for Guntur Municipal Corporation received notice on behalf of the respondent. Learned standing counsel, on instructions, reports that the respondent will follow due process of law in the event a part of the premises owned by the petitioner is required to be demolished for road widening. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to follow due process of law in the event a part of the premises owned by the petitioner is required to be demolished for road widening. No costs. __________ 24-09-2008 Note: Issue CC by two days. (B.O) rkk