HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH W.P. No. 6525 of 2005 DATED: 24.02.2011 Between: P. Pullaiah G.A. Sattar M.I. Ravi Kumar Krupavaram .. Petitioners And 1. District Collector 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer 3. Mandal Revenue Officer and others .. Respondents O R D E R:- The petitioners, who are journalists, assert that based on their individual representations requesting to provide house sites of an extent of 40 sq. yards each on payment of market value, the Government issued a Memo dated 23.06.1993 directing the Commissioner of Land Revenue to take necessary action by considering their requests for allotment of house sites. While so, the 1st respondent-District Collector, vide proceedings dated 01.10.2003, directed the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer to inspect the site admeasuring an extent of Ac.0.92 cents in S.No. 709/1 of Kallur village, which is proposed for providing house sites to the Press Reporters on payment of market value. By virtue of the proceedings, the 2nd respondent, vide his letter dated 24.12.2003, requested the 1st respondent to transfer the land in S.No.709/1 from Fitter Bed poromboke to VSP for assignment on payment of market value at Rs.244/-. It is stated that the names of the petitioners are found in the list of 16 journalists prepared by the respondents and they are eligible for such assignment. It is further stated that the 2nd respondent, vide proceedings dated 08.06.2004, also informed the 1st respondent by issuing identical proceedings individually referring each journalist with regard to the extent of land earmarked to each journalist. Now, the petitioners’ grievance is that the 1st respondent has not passed any orders allotting house sites in their favour by transferring Ac.0.92 cents of land in Sy.No.709/1 situated in Kallur village from Fitter bed poramboke to VSP for assignment. Hence, the petitioners have filed the present writ petition seeking appropriate directions. The 3rd respondent has filed counter affidavit stating that 1st petitioner was allotted Plot No.15 in S.No.23/1 of Dinnadevarapadu village, vide his proceedings dated 24.02.2003, the 2nd and 3rd petitioners were allowed Plot Nos.284 and 450 respectively of the same village vide Proceedings dated 01.11.2002 and the 4th petitioner was allotted Plot No. 01 in Sy.No.133/8 of Joharapuram village vide proceedings dated 15.04.1999. It is further stated that if the petitioners are granted house sites again in S.No.709/1 of Kallur village, it would be nothing but derivation of double benefit in their favour which is against the assignment norms and rules. Having regard to the specific averment made in the counter affidavit that the petitioners were already allotted house sites by the 3rd respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer and having regard to the fact that no reply affidavit disputing the allotment of house sites already granted to them, is forthcoming, this Court sees no merits in this writ petition, and the same is, accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________ V. ESWARAIAH, J 24.02.2011 bcj