madurai observing that construction of a bus stand would prevail over the interest of a shopkeeper to run a shop the madras high court has dismissed a plea moved by a shopkeeper challenging notice issued for eviction of shop inside the usilampatti bus stand in madurai districtthe court was hearing the petition filed by p natarajan the petitioner is running a tea and snacks shop inside the bus stand the bus stand was renovated in 2007 and the petitioner had been granted lease for a period of nine years 2007 to 2016 he again participated in the auction and the lease was granted from 2017 to 2026meanwhile officials from the usilampatti municipality had convened a meeting and informed about the construction of a new larger bus stand the authorities had issued notice to the shopkeepers to vacate the premises hence the petitioner had filed the present petitionjustice c v karthikeyan observed that a decision had been taken for construction of a new bus stand when private interest is to be balanced with public interest certainly the interest of the petitioners will have to take a backseat and the necessity for constructing a bus stand prevails over the interest of the petitioner to run a tea and snacks shopthe judge observed that the authorities have every right to take a decision seeking the petitioner to vacate the shop particularly since the terms of the lease stipulate that when required the authorities can resume possession of the shopeven though the lease period still exists the court holds that the authorities have every right to take possession of the shop the petitioner cannot claim any special privilege and he has to abide by the decision taken to vacate the shop consequent to the terms and conditions under which lease had been granted observed the judge and dismissed the petition