IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 9479 of 2010 Between: K.Ravindernath @ Ravi Kumar ..... PETITIONER AND Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep. the Commissioner and Special Officer, Tank Bund, Hyderabad and another .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 9479 OF 2010 O R D E R : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the alleged action of the respondents-Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in seeking to demolish the petitioner’s property bearing Mulgi No.1-12- 118/1/2, situated at Satya Alwal, Secunderabad on the basis of the consent said to have been given by the owner of the premises, is arbitrary and illegal. It is stated that the petitioner is the tenant of the property in question and as per the decision of the Full Bench of this Court in M/s. Ushodaya Publications v. The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad and another[1], the property cannot be acquired by the respondents Corporation without recourse to compulsory acquisition, only on basis of consent given by landlord. Though no counter affidavit is filed, Sri R.Ramachandra Reddy, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents under instructions stated that as on today there is no proposal for acquiring the property in question and the writ petition has been filed on mere apprehension. Learned counsel further stated that even if the property in question is required for road widening or any other public purpose, appropriate steps would be taken following due process of law. In the circumstances, no further enquiry is necessary and accordingly, recording the statement of the learned counsel for the Corporation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ​ ____________ Date: 01.07.2010 G. ROHINI, J Ivd/Klp [1] AIR 2001 Andhra Pradesh 345