THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY W.P.No.21997 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner is a Grampanchayat of Neppalli Village, Kankipadu Mandal, Krishna District. There is a Mandal Parishad Elementary School in the village, with a building and playground around, in an area of about 20 cents. The Grampanchayat passed a resolution for construction of an Anganwadi Centre, nearby the school, in an area of 2 ½ cents. Funds were also allocated for that purpose. However, the area, that was allocated for the Anganwadi Centre was found to have been encroached by the 4th respondent. The petitioner submitted a representation dated 31-08-2009 to the respondents 1 to 3, with a request to remove the obstructions and encroachments. Their grievance is that no action has been taken thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj, and learned counsel for the 4th respondent. Encroachments into public property have become almost, the order of the day. Earlier there used to be hesitation, on the part of the individuals, to trespass or encroach into the property, which belongs to private parties, or Government. The orders passed, and policies enunciated by the Government, from time to time, providing for regularization of encroachments, have provided encouragement for encroachments. Obviously because there was no other Government land, the 4th respondent has chosen to encroach the part of the land, on which the school exists. He alone is not guilty of such glaring irregularities. Added to the above, the 4th respondent appears to have pressed in his religion into service, to prevent any steps against him. When pressure was mounting for his eviction, it appears that he tried to put some flags, with an attempt to depict, that it is a place of worship. Steps of that nature are yielding good dividends, and slowly they are becoming institutionalized. The petitioner intended to provide facility to children of tender age, by constructing an Anganwadi Centre. It would serve the interests of children, from the weaker sections of the society. The construction of the centre in the school premises would, in a way, prepare the kids for studying in the school, in the near future. Respondents 1 to 3 were under obligation to take steps to evict the 4th respondent from the land encroached by him. He is not able to place before this Court, any material, in support of his right vis-à-vis the land. In case he does not have any house of his own, he can be accommodated at a house site, provided by the Government, under various schemes. Hence, the writ petition is allowed, and it is directed that the respondents 1 to 3 shall evict the 4th respondent, forthwith, from the open area, around the Mandal Parishad Elementary School in the village, and provide him a house site, if it is found that he has no residence of his own. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.02-02-2010. KO