HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITON No.18799 OF 2007 ORDER: The petitioners claim that they have been allotted house sites of about 100 yards each, over an extent of 1200 square yards in survey No.372/1 of Dhone Revenue Village, Kurnool District, by the then Gram Panchayat on the basis of a resolution, dated 31-12-1997. Permission is also said to have been accorded by the Gram Panchayat to some of the petitioners to construct houses. The Gram Panchayat has since been upgraded as Municipality. The grievance of the petitioners is that the officials of the Municipality are trying to demolish the houses and are proposing to construct a Community Hall over the land. The petitioners state that no proceedings under any provision of law were initiated against them. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 3. The petitioners have referred to a resolution passed by the then Gram Panchayat as well as the permission accorded by it, enabling some of the petitioners to construct houses. Assuming that the possession of the petitioners over the house sites is untenable and contrary to law, the respondents are under obligation to issue notices under the relevant provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act and recover possession thereof. The various aspects urged by the petitioners need to be taken into account. The petitioners cannot be evicted straightaway. While admitting the writ petition, this Court passed an interim order on 07-09-2009 directing the respondents to maintain status-quo upon the land in question. 4. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing that the respondents shall not evict the petitioners from the house sites in their occupation without initiating proceedings in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J March 31, 2011 KTL