IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3498 of 2009 Between: 1 Sardar Devender Singh, S/o. Late Sardar Balwant Singh, R/o. 14-11-799, Shah-inyath-Gunj, Godde-ki-Kabar, Hyderabad-12 2 Sardar Kawaljit Singh, S/o. Late Sardar Balwant Singh, R/o. 14-11-799, Shah-inyath-Gunj, Godde-ki-Kabar, Hyderabad-12 ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acqusition, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Hyderabad. 2 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Rep by its commissioner, BRKR Bhavan, Hyderabad. 3 Assitant City Planner, Circle No.2 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a Writ, order or direction and more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in interfering with the petitioners rights in property admeasuring 480 Sq.yards situated at H.No.14-11-798/1, Shahinath Gunj, Godde-ki-Kabar, Hyderabad-12 is illegal, arbitrary, unconstittuional apart being contrary to the provisions of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and in breach of the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the petitioners rights and dispossess the petitioners except in accordance with law and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.M.M.CHARY Counsel for the Respondent No.: R.RADHA KRISHNA REDDY(SC FOR GHMC,SNCZONE) The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 3498 of 2009 Oral order: The petitioners claim to be the owners of property admeasuring 480 Sq. yds. bearing D. No. 14-11-798/1, Shah-Inyath-Gunj, Gode-ki- Khabar, Hyderabad, and it is their grievance that the respondents without initiating any land acquisition proceedings and without issuing any notice and following the due process of law, are seeking to acquire their land and demolish their house for the purpose of road widening. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondent on instructions submitted that already respondent No.1, namely the Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, has addressed the District Collector, requisitioning for the petitioners’ property, for the purpose of road widening, and that the respondents would follow the due process of law in the acquisition of the petitioners’ property. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, and considering the stand taken by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: If the respondents require the property of the petitioners for the purpose of road widening, they may acquire the same following the procedure prescribed under law, and till such time, they are directed not to interfere with the possession of the petitioners. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Dated: 20th February, 2009 Note: Wire at party’s costs. (B/o) KSR