THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27504 of 2011 Date: 30.09.2011 Between: Kolli Lakshmi ..... Petitioner AND The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Reptd by its Commissioner, Visakhapatnam. .....Respondent Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Kiran Tirumalasetty Counsel for the Respondent: Sri N.Ranga Reddy Standing Counsel for GVMC The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in seeking to demolish the petitioner’s premises bearing Plot No.342, in Survey No.4, Door No.7-22-44 of Dasamikonda Colony, 60th Ward, Old Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam, without following due process of law as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner averred that she is in possession and enjoyment of house referred to above which is constructed in an extent of 90 square yards. She pleaded that during the life time of her husband, the house was constructed; that her husband died in the year 2007; that the Tahsildar, Gajuwaka, issued proceedings regularising the house site in her favour; and that since then, she is in possession and enjoyment of the same. The petitioner further averred that some people who are inimical to her are making efforts to demolish the said premises without any reason and that, some of the officials of the respondent-Corporation in order to oblige the third parties are threatening to demolish the house without issuing any notice or following due process of law. Sri N.Ranga Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, appearing for the respondent, submitted that if it is found that the building constructed by the petitioner is unauthorised or that the property in possession of the petitioner is needed by the respondent-Corporation, due process in accordance with law will be followed. The above submission of the learned Standing Counsel is placed on record. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, W.P.M.P.No.33927 of 2011 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. __________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 30th September 2011 DR