HON'BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20936 OF 2002 Between: SAKTI, a non-profit voluntary social organization (Regd.No.76/85), having its regd. Office at Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District, rep., by its Director, Dr. P. Sivaramakrishna .....Petitioner AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by its Chief Secretary to Government, Secretariat Buildings, Secretariat, Hyderabad and five others .....Respondents ::ORDER:: Counsel for the petitioner : Shri A. Ramalingeswara Rao Counsel for respondent Nos. 1 to 3: Government Pleader for Forests Counsel for respondent Nos. 4 to 6: None October 12, 2007 Per G.S.Singhvi, CJ In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayer: “it is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue any appropriate Writ, Order, or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondents to issue Pattas to the tribals living in forest areas in the State of Andhra Pradesh in respect of the land which is in their occupation prior to 25- 10-1980 by declaring the inaction of the Respondents as illegal and void.” Learned counsel for the petitioner says that his client may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to institute fresh one. The request of the learned counsel is accepted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty in terms of the prayer made. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J October 12, 2007 ks