In this Contempt Case filed under Sections 10 and 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 petitioner seeks to punish the respondents for wilful disobedience of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.577 of 2003 dated 09-01-2003.

The petitioner filed the above writ petition averring that he is the absolute owner and exclusive possessor of Mulgi bearing No.5-2-30 in an extent of 35 square yards (26’.3” x 12’.0”) excluding pial situated at Jam Bagh, Mozamjahi Market, Hyderabad. It is also averred in the writ petition that he purchased the above property from Mohd.Kamaluddin s/o Ahmed Jamaluddin under a registered sale deed dated 14-08-2001 vide document No.2837/2001; prior to the said purchase he was in possession of the property as a tenant and after purchasing the same he continued to be in possession. While so, the respondents along with subordinates carried the demolition of adjoining mulgies on either side of his mulgi for road widening without following due procedure. Since no proceedings under Sections 146 and 147 of the Hyderabad Municipal Act, 1955 have been followed, he resisted the demolition by showing the sale deed, but the respondents forcibly demolished the mu