ORDER

R. Raghunandan Rao, J. - Heard Sri K.S. Murthy, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri N. Ashwani Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri B. Seshibhushan Rao, learned counsel for the respondents.

2. The facts of the case according to the petitioner are as follows:

(a) The petitioner is the owner of 23,415 sq.feet and 960 sq.yards of land, which are contiguous to each other, in Sy.No.4069/3B Peddakapu Street, Ward No.13, Tirupati Municipality. The petitioner had constructed a theatre complex called M/s. Pratap Group Theaters, consisting of six theaters in two blocks, in this land. This property is bounded by two roads on the northern and western sides of the said plot. The northern road is called Jayasyam Road and the western road is called Gangamma Temple Road.

(b) On 02.03.2022, the Municipal Corporation, Tirupathi issued a notice to the petitioner stating that the Jayasyam Road is proposed to be widened to 60 ft and sought the consent of the petitioner for acceptance of TDRs, instead of cash compensation for the affected part of the petitioner's property.

(c) The petitioner being aggrieved by this proposal, had moved this Court, by way of W.P.No.7397 of 2022