THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 18098 of 2005 Dt:17.08.2005 Between: B.V.K.Seshavataram and another .. Petitioners and The Palakol Municipality and another .. Respondents THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 18098 of 2005 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed by the petitioners to declare the action of the respondents in laying a drain in their lands in Town Survey No.384/2, Ward No.12, Veerahanuman Palace Road, Palakol, as illegal and arbitrary. Without going into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition at the stage of admission. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the respondents to follow the guidelines issued by the Division Bench of this Court in P.Lakshmana Rao v. Executive Officer, before laying a drain in the lands of the petitioners in Town Survey No.384/2, Ward No.12, Veerahanuman Palace Road, Palakol. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ 17.08.2005 Note: Issue C.C. in three days (B/o) kdl