IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4695 of 2010 Between: Dulipalla Lakshmi W/o late Venkateswara Rao ..... Petitioner AND 1. The District Collector, Krishna District, Machilipatnam 2. The Revenue Divisional officer, Nuziveed, Krishna District 3. The Tahsildar, Thiruvuru Mandal, Thiruvuru, Krishna District 4. The Deputy Executive Engineer, Roads & Building Department, Nuziveed, Krishna District 5. The Assistant Executive Engineer, Roads & Buildings Department, Thiruvuru, Krishna District .....Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in seeking to demolish the house ( for Shops ) bearing No. 2-12 of the petitioner situated in R.S. No. 189/9 of Thiruvuru Village and Mandal, Krishna District as highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust contrary to the provisions of Sec. 4, 5A and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act and violating of Article 300A and Article 31 A (1) and Article 21 of the Constitution of India and in violation of the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents not to demolish the house ( four shops ) bearing No. 2-12 of the petitioner situated in R.S. No. 189/9 of Thiruvuru Village and Mandal, Krishna District; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein, and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Badana Bhaskara Rao, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the G.P. for Revenue, for the Respondents No.1 to 3, and of G.P. for Roads & Buildings, for the Respondent Nos. 4 & 5, the Court made the following; ORDER: “Learned Government Pleaders appearing for respondents, to get instructions. Post on 02-03-2010 in Motion List. In the meanwhile, the respondents are directed not to demolish the petitioner’s house, as otherwise than due process of law.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The District Collector, Krishna District, Machilipatnam 2. The Revenue Divisional officer, Nuziveed, Krishna District 3. The Tahsildar, Thiruvuru Mandal, Thiruvuru, Krishna District 4. The Deputy Executive Engineer, Roads & Building Department, Nuziveed, Krishna District 5. The Assistant Executive Engineer, Roads & Buildings Department, Thiruvuru, Krishna District (Addressees 1 to 5 BY RPAD) 6. Two CCs to G.P.for Revenue, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 7. Two CCs to G.P. for Roads and Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 8. One CC to Sri Badana Bhaskara Rao, Advocate (OPUC) 9. One Spare Copy AB HIGH COURT AB DRAFTED ON 26-02-2010 RSRJ DATE: 26-2-2010 ORDER WP.NO. 4695 OF 2010 DIRECTION