THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION No. 915 of 2007 DATED: 08-02-2007 Between: K. Raveendra Babu and others …Petitioners. and Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, represented by its Commissioner, Jawaharlal Nehru Buildings, Vijayawada, Krishna District and another. …Respondents. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION No. 915 of 2007 ORDER: The substantive grievance of the petitioners is that the oﬃcial respondents, in particular, the 1st respondent, with the assistance of the oﬃcials of the 2 nd respondent, are threatening unlawful dispossession and demolition of the ﬂats in PM Residency, Sriram Nagar, Chandramoulipuram of Vijayawada. The petitioners claim to be purchasers of the ﬂats in the premises under registered sale deeds. They allege that on 09-01-2007, the oﬃcials of the respondents have come on to the property and threatened demolition of the ﬂats on the ground that the constructions were in deviation of the sanctioned plan. Aggrieved thereby, the writ petition is filed. Apparently, and it is asserted, no notice has been issued to the petitioners who are the owners and occupiers of the property in question. Even if they are deviant constructions and it requires to be demolished, the respondents, in particular, the 1st respondent, as a public authority and under the provisions of the A.P. Municipal Corporations Act, are bound to issue notice. The respondents are not authorized to unlawfully come on to the property merely by virtue of holding a public oﬃce and threatening dispossession or demolition. On the above analysis, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to take steps for dispossession of the petitioners or demolition of the structures they are in possession and occupation of, without following the due process of law and issuing a notice and proceedings as mandated by the statutory provisions. In the circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs. ________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J 8th February 2007 IBL/TSNR