THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.21213 of 2011 Date: 28.07.2011 Between: Udari Narayana and others. … Petitioners and The District Collector (Panchayat Wing), Nalgonda, Nalgonda District and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.21213 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri K.R. Sasidharan Nair, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, as well as Sri P. Raghavender Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Panchayats. 2. The petitioners, who are said to be the lessees of the shops belonging to Huzurnagar Gram Panchayat, Buzurnagar Mandal, Nalgonda District, are challenging the proceedings No.373/2011-B3(Pts.), dated 26.4.2011 of the 1st respondent- District Collector (Panchayat Wing), Nalgonda District, permitting the 4th respondent-Gram Panchayat, Huzurnagar, Huzurnagar Mandal, Nalgonda District, to conduct an open auction of the leasehold rights in respect of the said shops, as arbitrary and illegal. 3. It is stated that the petitioners were granted lease in respect of the said shops for a period of three years from 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2010. During the subsistence of the lease, in the year 2010 they suffered huge loss due to heavy rains, therefore, they made a request seeking extension of the lease for a further period of three years by enhancing the lease amount. Upon the said request, the 2nd respondent-Divisional Panchayat Officer, Miryalaguda, Nalgonda District, submitted proposals to the 1st respondent. However, the 1st respondent declined to accept the said proposal and passed the impugned order for conducting an open auction of the leasehold rights in respect of the said shops. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioners have filed the present writ petition. 4. Indisputably, the petitioner were granted lease for a period of three years from 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2010. The said lease expired by 31.12.2010. They have no vested right for extension of lease. No material is placed before this Court to show that the petitioners are entitled either for fresh lease or for extension of the existing lease, nor any provision of law has been brought to the notice of this Court to support the plea of the petitioners that they are entitled for grant of lease. On the other hand, wherever leasehold rights of public properties are to be granted, such leasehold rights are being granted only by conducting public auction. Therefore, the impugned order passed by the 1st respondent cannot be said to be illegal. 5. For the aforesaid reasons, the writ petition is devoid of merits and is accordingly dismissed. However, it is clarified that the petitioners are also at liberty to participate in the open public auction, if they so desire. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 28.07.2011. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.21213 of 2011 28.07.2011 (Msr)