IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.5176 of 2005 Between: Samaikhya Automobiles Workers Union, Rajahmundry, rep.by its President, Yalla Venkateswara Rao ..... PETITIONER AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District and 2 others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.5176 of 2005 O R D E R: It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner union is a registered society consisting of more than 212 members and most of them are mechanics, tinkers, welders, electricians etc. and eaking out their livelihood by doing their respective professions at different places in Rajahmundry by taking sites on lease from the owners and they are doing their respective profession since 20 years. While so, the respondents threatened the members of the petitioner union to vacate their respective premises by shifting the same to the outskirts of Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation. It is stated that as against the action of the respondents in seeking to shift the members of the petitioner union from the existing places, the petitioner union earlier filed writ petition in W.P.24606/2004 on the file of this Court declaring the action of the respondents in trying to dispossess the members of the petitioner union as illegal and arbitrary. The said writ petition was disposed of with an observation that since the Revenue Divisional Officer called for a meeting of the unions of automobiles workers on 03.01.2005 with regard to allotment of sites at the proposed Autonagar, the petitioner’s union herein was directed to attend the said meeting, and the Revenue Divisional Officer was also directed to consider the representation of the petitioner’s union and take appropriate action, in accordance with law. Till 03.01.2005 the petitioner shall not be evicted. It is stated that thereafter when the action has been initiated for eviction of the members of the petitioner’s union, the petitioner filed this writ petition. As this Court by order dated 15.03.2005 directed to maintain status quo as to the nature and possession of the land in question, I am not inclined to express any opinion with regard to the entitlement or otherwise of the members of the petitioner’s union for allotment of alternative site. However, as long as the members of the petitioner’s union are conducting their business, in accordance with law, they shall not be dispossessed without following due process of law. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondents not to dispossess the members of the petitioner’s union from the property in question, without following due process of law. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 10.03.2011 Dsr