IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 24295 of 2001 BETWEEN: Mr.S.Sivakoti Reddy, Trading under name of Life Style M/s Lakshmi Floor Mill, 1-4-/5-7/2, Kamakot Nagar, Vidhyadharapuram, Vijayawada-520 012, Krishna District. ... PETITIONER AND Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Rep by its Commissioner Jawaharlal Nehru Buildings, Vijayawada. ...RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ order or direction, more particularly a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents as illegal and ultravires to the provisions of Articles 14, 19 (1) (g) and 21 of the Constitution of India besides directing the respondents not to interfere with the petitioner's floor- mill A Small Scale unit being run at Door.No.1-4/5-7/2, Kamakotnagar, Vidhyadharapuram, Vijayawada Municipal Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.R.V.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent: MR.T.S.VENKATARAMANA The Court made the following: ORDER: None appears for either party to the writ petition. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that it is a small-scale industry being run at Door No.1-4/5-7/2, Ramakotnagar, Vidhyadharapuram, Vijayawada Municipality and the petitioner is running a flour mill in the said premises from 1996 onwards without there being any objections or complaint. While so, the officers of the respondent visited the flourmill on 22.11.2002 and directed the petitioner to close down the flourmill without giving any notice. 3. This Court granted interim direction directing the respondents not to interfere with the running of the flourmill. No counter is forthcoming and none appears for the respondent. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the respondent is directed not to interfere with running of the flourmill of the petitioner without following due process of law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 3, 2008 DSK