THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.9125 OF 2010 ORDER: Heard Sri Sharad Sanghi, Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri R. Radha Krishna Reddy, Learned Standing Counsel for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and, at their request, the Writ Petition is being disposed of at the stage of admission. The petitioner claims to have purchased the property admeasuring 200 Sq. Yards bearing Plot No.214 in Sy. Nos.62 to 72, 82 to 85, 77 to 81, 86 to 90 situated at Nandi Musalaiguda, Hyderabad under a registered sale deed dated 18.07.1985. He would trace his title to his previous vendors and would refer to certain other facts which need not be noted for adjudication of this writ petition. Petitioners would refer to an incident on 3rd and 4th April, 2010 when the officials of the 1st respondent came to demolish the petition schedule property, but due to intervention of the petitioner, and his family members, the building was not demolished. Sri R. Radha Krishna Reddy, Learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, would submit that the Corporation would not take steps for demolition of the property in question, without issuing prior notice to the petitioner and without giving him an opportunity of being heard. In view of the submission made by the Learned Standing Counsel, it would suffice to direct the respondent corporation not to interfere with the petitioner’s possession of the property except after putting him on notice, informing him of the reasons for the proposed action which the corporation intends to take, give him an opportunity of being heard, and thereafter take action in accordance with law. The Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Date: 23.04.2010 ___________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J MRKR