ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed seeking to grant the following relief:

“to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in trying to demolish the house bearing No.2-66 situated at Kalakota village, Bonakal mandal, Khammam district for the purpose of road widening without issuing any notice and following the due process of law, as arbitrary and illegal and in violation of the principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles 14, 16 and 300A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to demolish the house without issuing any notice and following the due process of law and to pass any such other order or orders which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”

2. Heard Sri Gudi Madhusudhan Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads and Buildings appearing for respondent Nos.1, 3, 4 and 5 and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent No.2.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner and possessor of the House bearing No.2-66, situated at Kalakota Village, Bonakal Mandal, Khammam District, having purchased the property through a registered Sale Deed, dated 16.06.2007, and the petitioner has been in continuous possession of the said property and is regularly paying the property taxes and electricity charges. On 25.05.2026, the respondents visited the petitioner's house, marked a portion of it for demolition, and threatened to demolish the same for road widening without issuing any notice, initiating land acquisition proceedings, or following the due process of law. Despite the petitioner's objections and production of ownership documents, the respondents insisted on demolition and granted five days time to vacate the said property. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition.

4. On instructions, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads and Buildings submits that, if any land belonging to the petitioner is required for the purpose of road widening, the respondents would follow the due process of law.

5. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without going into the merits of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondents not to interfere with the petitioner’s property, including demolition except by following due process of law including the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, to acquire the affected portion of the properties and pay compensation, if any. In the event the respondents propose to take any action affecting the petitioner’s possession or enjoyment of the lands, they shall issue notice to the petitioner, afford him a reasonable opportunity of hearing and, after conducting a proper enquiry, shall pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.