ORDER :-A short question as to the liability of a Municipal body to compensate the owner of a house, which is demolished by such Municipality without notice, would arise in this writ petition.

The background of the case, in brief, is as under.

2. The petitioner is owner of an old house bearing No.13-1-156 (old No.13/134) situated at SVN Road, Warangal, within the jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporation of Warangal (the Corporation, for brevity). On 14-3-1995 at 10.30 a.m., several employees of Respondent Nos.1 and 2 including Building Inspector, Sri Anwar Ali came to petitioners house with bulldozer and started demolishing the same. The petitioner and his son unsuccessfully tried to stop them. The petitioner and his son were allegedly detained by the Police Officer of P.S. Matwada. They were released at 10.00 p.m., on the same day. When they came home, petitioner found his house demolished to the extent of 5 to 8 feet in its entire width of 40 feet. The petitioner also alleges that earlier on 17-11-1994 at the instance of third respondent, the then District Collector, Respondent Nos.1 and 2 tried to demolish the house when he protested. He allegedly sent telegraphic notices to Resp

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