IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO : 8610 of 2001 Between: 1 G.Somaiah S/o Sattaiah R/o 8-1-136/A/16, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 2 Baba Shobarani W/o Baba Jaihind R/o 8-1-136/A/11/1, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 3 B.Balakrishna S/o Balraj R/o 8-1-136/A/75, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 4 Kalpana W/o Gyaneshwara Chary R/o 8-1-136/A/147, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 5 C.Laxmaiah S/o C.Kondaiah R/o 8-1-136/A/104, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 6 G.Rajyalaxmi W/o Yadagiri R/o 8-1-136/A/108/1, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 7 T.Rukmini Bai W/o Laxminarayana R/o 8-1-136/A/34/B, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 8 Sumitra W/o Sajeeva Reddy, R/o 8-1-136/A/8, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 9 B.Srinivasa Chary, S/o B.Ramachandraiah Chary R/o 8-1-136/A/34, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 10 V.Laxminarayana S/o V.Rajaiah R/o 8-1-136/A/31/A/B, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 11 B.Sambaiah S/o Pappaiah R/o 8-1-136/A/15/1, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 12 V.Krishnaiah S/o V. Balakrishnaiah R/o 8-1-136/A/31, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 13 Nagula Srinivasulu S/o Sathyanarayana R/o 8-1-136/A/22, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 14 K.Dayanand S/o Krishna R/o 8-1-136/A/25, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 15 N.Adndalamma W/o Yadaiah R/o 8-1-136/A/20, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 16 T.Krishna Swamy S/o Sitaram R/o 8-1-136/A/34, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 17 M.Ramulu S/o M.Papaiah R/o 8-1-136/A/139, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 18 K.Hanumanth Rao, S/o K.Vittal Rao R/o 8-1-136/A/9, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 19 M.Nagamani W/o M.Narsimha R/o 8-1-136/A/2, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 20 S.Vijaya W/o S.Chandan R/o 8-1-136/A/37, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 21 R.Pushpa W/o Laxman R/o 8-1-136/A/7, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. 22 P.Jaichandra Raju S/o Sailoo, R/o 8-1-136/A/117/1, Maruthingar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Mandal Revenue Officer, Shaikpet Mandal, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad District. 2 The District Collector, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad 3 Station House Officer, P.S.Golconda, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents dt.24-4-2001 threatening to demolish and dispossess the petitioners from their houses as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Principles of natural justice and consequently direct the Respondents not to demolish the petitioners houses bearing Nos. 8-1-136/A/16; 81-136/A/11/1; 8-1-136/A/75; 8-1- 136/A/147; 8-1-136/A/104; 8-1-136/A/108/1; 8-1-136/A/34/B; 8-1-136/A/8; 8-1-136/A/34; 8-1-136/A/31/A/B; 8-1-136/A/15/1; 8-1-136/A/31; 8-1- 136/A/22; 8-1-136/A/25; 8-1-136/A/20; 8-1-136/A/34; 8-1-136/A/139; 8-1- 136/A/9; 8-1-136/A/2; 8-1-136/A/37; 8-1-136/A/7 and 8-1-136/A/117/1 situated at Maruthinagar Colony, Shaikpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Principles of natural justice, null and void and consequently direct the respondents not to demolish the dispossess the Petitioners houses without following the due process of law, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MOHD.ZIA-UL-HAQ Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : Form-NIC-OGS/WP{SAM} HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P.No.8610 of 2001 O R D E R: The learned counsel for the petitioners is consistently absent for almost half a dozen dates of hearing. Even before me there was no representation in the fore-noon and after-noon on 04-12-2008, though the matter is listed under the caption ‘for dismissal’ as a last chance. Again it was posted to today. But the situation continuous to be the same. Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed for non-prosecution. No costs. ________________ 05-12-2008 kvr