THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.7720 of 2001 Dated: 23.01.2007 Between: Navuri Yelamandamma and another .... PETITIONERS AND The Kandhukur Municipality, rep by its Commissioner, Kandukur, Prakasham District and others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 7720 of 2001 ORDER: Assailing the proceedings dated 19.10.2000 passed by the Chairperson, Kandukur Municipality, taking a decision to convert the Tank Poramboke (Kunta poramboke) in Sy. Nos. 882, 883 and 884 in VI Ward, Yerraguntlapalem, Harijana Colony, Kandukur, Prakasham district, into public park, the petitioners filed the present writ petition. This Court on 20.04.2001, while admitting the writ petition granted interim stay of the impugned proceedings. Even though more than six years have elapsed, no counter is filed by the Municipality rebutting the allegations made by the petitioners in the writ petition. In the absence of any counter filed by the respondents denying the allegations made by the petitioners in the writ petition, this Court has no other alternative, but to hold that the respondents are not interested to defend their case, and believe the averments made by the petitioners in the writ petition to be true and correct and allow the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed, and the impugned order dated 19.10.2000 passed by the respondent-Municipality is set aside. No costs. __________ 23.01.2008 sh