THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7800 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the owner of property in T.S.No.2021/5, New Ward No.12, situated at Sai Nagar, Anantapur. Her grievance is that the respondents are threatening to dispossess her and demolish the premises for widening of the road, which runs in front of the premises. The petitioner submits that neither the notification was issued nor her consent was obtained in the process. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development and the learned Standing Counsel for respondents 2 to 4. 3. The Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, which applies to the Anantapur Municipal Corporation, prescribes the procedure to be followed, whenever the Corporation intends to acquire the private properties for public purpose. In addition to that, the Corporation can approach the owners of the affected property for their consent, by extending the benefit of according sanction for construction of building in the left over area, duly relaxing the norms. Unless such a course is adopted, the property cannot be taken over for the public purpose. 4. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to take-over any part of the property, owned by the petitioner, without following the procedure prescribed in law. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J Date:25.03.2011 va