IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.15275 of 2008 Between: Vemuri Madhusudhana Rao ..... PETITIONER AND The Union of India, rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Transport Bhavan, Parliament Street, New Delhi –110 001 and seven others ..... RESPONDENTS ORDER: Heard the counsel. 2. This court issued rule nisi on 16-07-2008. In W.P.M.P.No.19774 of 2008 interim direction had been granted. 3. The writ petition is filed praying for the relief of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 in taking steps for changing the alignment of Kankipadu Bypass which is part of the National Highway No.9, thereby affecting the petitioner’s properties situated in Sy.Nos.75-3B, 83-1A & 1B of Kankipadu Village and Mandal, Krishna District and taking steps to dispossess the petitioner, as illegal, malafide, based on extraneous considerations, violative of Articles 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India as also the provisions of the National Highways Act,1956 and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 to refrain from doing so and to form Kankipadu Bypass as per the original alignment, and pass such other suitable orders. 4. It is brought to the notice of the court that writ petition No.13880 of 2008, a similar writ petition had been disposed of with certain directions. A further request had been made that the present writ petition also be disposed of in terms of the order made in writ petition No.13880 of 2008. The said writ petition was disposed of as hereunder: “Under those circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere with peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners’ lands without due process of law and, in case, any acquisition proceedings are initiated by the respondents authorities, the petitioners are at liberty to file all the objections thereto and such objections, including the change of purported change of alignment, shall be considered by the respondents. No order as to costs.” 5. In the light of the same, this writ petition also is disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner’s land without due process of law and, in case, any acquisition proceedings are initiated by the respondents, the petitioner is at liberty to file all objections thereto and such objections, including the change of purported change of alignment, shall be considered by the respondents. 6. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. ___________________ P.S. NARAYANA, J November 27, 2009. PN THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.15275 of 2008 November 27, 2009.