IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 22491 of 2008 Between: K.R.Satish S/o. K.R.Nair R/o. No. 37, Sancharpuri Colony, Phase-I, New Bowenpally, Secunderbad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Candonment Board, Secunderabad, rep. by its Executive Officer. 2 The Deputy General Manager,n Control Room, Hyderabad Metro Water Eorks and Sewerage board, Paradise, Secunderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not taking any action pursuant to the letter dated 24.6.2008 in Lr. No. Dy.GM(E)/ Crt/SD.5/WS/Cant/Mise/2008-09, even after making a representation on 22.92008 as being illegal, arbitrary and is in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the 1st respondent to forthwith protect the road from encroachments as well the underneath water pipe line. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.RAMCHANDER GOUD Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition has been ﬁled by K.R.Satish assailing the action of the Cantonment Board, Secunderabad represented by its Chief Executive Oﬃcer with regard to removal of encroachments by certain people i n Hanumanji Cooperative Housing So ciet y Opp Sri Agencies Plot No.30 on either side of the pipeline. It is stated in the aﬃdavit in support of the writ petition that some land grabbers encroached upon the road which is popularly known as pipeline road in Chinna Thokatta. The deponent brought the encroachments to the notice of the Chief Executive Oﬃcer, Cantonment Board, Secunderabad-1st respondent. But the Chief Executive Oﬃcer, Cantonment Board, Secunderabad-1 st respondent has not taken any action. Hence, this writ petition. When the writ petition came up for admission, Sri D e e p a k Bhattacharjee, learned standing counsel for Cantonment Board received notice on behalf of R1 and Sri Kalki Sudhakar Reddy, learned standing counsel for Sewerage Board takes notice of R2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel appearing