THE HON’BLE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE SRI GHULAM MOHAMMED AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.A.No. 912 OF 2011 O R D E R: (per Hon’ble Sri Ghulam Mohammed, ACJ) This Writ Appeal has been directed against the order dated 28.10.2011 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No. 28881 of 2001. The appellant herein preferred the above Writ Petition seeking a mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondent in considering the representation dated 06.04.2011 of the petitioner for conducting enquiry with regard to the validity of title and construction permission in respect of the shops proposed to be demolished in the road widening, leading from Budhwarpet Petrol Bunk to N.T.R. Circle, as arbitrary and illegal. The learned Single Judge dismissed the said Writ Petition holding that the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation has no authority to decide the title disputes between the parties and if the petitioner has any grievance or objection as to the validity of the title in respect of the land or structures in question, he can seek its redressal in an appropriate forum. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Corporation. Admittedly, the respondent-Kurnool Municipal Corporation has no power to decide the title disputes, which are purely civil in nature. As rightly observed by the learned Single Judge, if the appellant has any grievance regarding the validity or otherwise of the title in respect of the property in question, he has to approach an appropriate forum seeking redressal of the same. We do not find any legal infirmity in the order under appeal. Therefore, the Writ Appeal is dismissed, but however, without costs. It is needless to observe that while making or effecting payment of compensation to the affected parties, the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Kurnool will act strictly in accordance with law. ---------------------------------- (GHULAM MOHAMMED, ACJ) ---------------------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 5th November 2011 ksld