THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.9960 of 2010 April 28, 2010 Between: Jyothula Vimalamma & others … Petitioners And Government of Andhra Pradesh & others ... Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.9960 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners are residents of Devarakondavari Palem Dalit wada, Peddapalli Revenue Village, Nagarm Mandal of Guntur District. They filed the instant writ petition seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents not to proceed with distribution of house sites by the revenue authorities as part of V-Phase of Distribution of House Sites to weaker sections. The case of the petitioners is that in Devarakondavari Palem Dalit Wada there are 50 families and 200 members are residing there for more than three decades. They eke out their livelihood as daily labour. Adjacent to their Dalit wada, there is a government land to an extent of Acs.2.63 cents in survey No.492, which was taken over as ceiling surplus. The petitioners made representations to the District Collector and other authorities under BSO 21 for assignment of house site pattas. Without considering their representations, the respondents are taking steps to distribute the house site pattas to identified persons. The learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader made their submissions. The counsel for the petitioners submits that under BSO 21 unless and until an application for house patta is disposed of by the Tahasildar, the said land cannot be assigned to another person. This submission cannot be accepted. Even assuming that the petitioners are eligible for assignment of house site pattas, they have no right to seek assignment of land in survey No.492. The Assistant Government Pleader submits that government has taken up the distribution of house site pattas phase-wise on a massive scale and when the government identified the land in survey No.492, petitioners cannot be permitted to stall such government programme. The remedy available to them is to approach the revenue authorities for necessary redressal. The writ petition is, therefore, misconceived and the same is accordingly dismissed. ______________ (V.V.S. RAO, J) April 28, 2010 SUR