IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 21185 of 2008 Between: N. Nageswara Rao, s/o. Venkata Subbaiah, R/o. D.No. 25/1/420, Postal Colony, A.K. Nagar Post, Nellore, Sri Potti Sriramulu, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Nellore Municipal Corporation, Rep by its Commissioner, Nellore. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent corporation in demolishing the petitioner House bearing No. 25/1/420, Postal Colony, Nellore without notice and opportunity and without following the due process of law is highly arbitrary, illegal, discriminatory and violative of principles of natural justice apart from violative of Art. 14, 21 and 300A of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent to take alternative land available on the northern side the road starts from old Trunk Road to towards Podalakur Road and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VENKATA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.SRIDHAR The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition has been ﬁled declaring the action of the respondent Corporation in trying to demolish the house bearing No.25/420, without following due process of law as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner claims to be the owner of house bearing Dr.No.25/1/420, situated at Postal Colony, Nellore. The respondent Corporation is allegedly contemplating to demolish the house of the petitioner without following due process of law. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondent- Corporation submits that in the event of the petitioner’s house is required to be demolished, the oﬃcials of the respondent Corporation will follow the due process of law. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent-Corporation to follow the due process of law in the event of the house of the petitioner is required to be demolished. No order as to costs. ________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY J., Dt.25.09.2008 tjs ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to the Nellore Municipal Corporation, Rep by its Commissioner, Nellore. 2.2CD copies