THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 3508 OF 2011 ORDER: Petitioners claim to be the owners of property bearing D.Nos.12-2-861, Sai Nagar, Ananthapur and 12-3-670-1, Jesus Nagar, Ananthapur. Their grievance is that the respondent is trying to demolish their properties for the purpose of widening the road, without initiating the procedure for acquisition of the property. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent. 3. In case, the respondent needs the property owned by the petitioners or for that matter, owned by any private individual, for any public purpose, it has to take steps under Sections 146 and 147 of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955. It can also undertake negotiations with the owners of the property by extending benefits of according permission by duly relaxing certain conditions. Till such steps are taken, the properties of the petitioners cannot be taken over. 4. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing that the respondent shall not dispossess the petitioners from the property bearing D.Nos.12-2-861, Sai Nagar, Ananthapur and 12-3-670-1, Jesus Nagar, Ananthapur or demolish the same, without following the procedure prescribed by law. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J February 15, 2011. Note: Issue CC in two days. (B/O) KTL.