ORAL ORDER

Petitioner claiming to be the owner of property bearing No.359/633/646/A and 633/646/B measuring 62.6x60 ft, situated at Bidadi Main Road, he having acquired the same in terms of deed of Release dated 03.12.2011 is before this Court contending that he has put up a building consisting of shops measuring North to South 22.6 ft and East to West 60 ft which is currently abutting Bangalore Mysore Highway passing through Bidadi and that the respondent authorities have utilised the front portion of the aforesaid property facing the National Highway and have laid road and footpath thereon without initiating the process of acquisition and consequently seeking following relief:

"Issue writ of mandamus to the Respondents to initiate acquisition proceedings and pay the compensation and damages to the property in question for having already made use of by them in formation of the Road and Drainage".

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner reiterating the averments made in the petition at the outset submits that though portion of the land belonging to the petitioner has been utilized as above, despite repeated requests to the respondent authorities, he has not been given any specific infor