IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THIS THE 31st DAY OF DECEMBER, 2009 W.P.No.29408 of 2009 BETWEEN: Md. Ramjan Ali ... PETITIONER(S) and The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, rep by its Commissioner, Visakhapatnam and others …RESPONDENT(S) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY W.P.No.29408 of 2009 ORDER: Petitioner claims to be the owner of premises bearing no.12-60-1, situated at B.C. Road, Ward No.63, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam. His grievance is that respondents are trying to demolish a part of the said premises for the purpose of laying a road. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. The Hyderabad Municipal Corporations Act, 1955 and the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, prescribes the procedure to be followed whenever the Corporation needs any private property for widening of a road. The petitioner asserts that no proceedings were initiated against his property by the Corporation under the said enactments. There cannot be any justification for the respondents in proceeding against the property of the petitioner without taking recourse to law. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to demolish the house of the petitioner referred to above without following the procedure prescribed either under the Hyderabad Municipal Corporations Act, 1955 or under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J 31st December 2009 Note: Office to issue copy within 3 days. B/o CVRK