IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TEN WRIT PETITION No.8337 of 2010 Between: Punem Narasimha. … Petitioner And The Divisional Forest Officer, Kothagudem, Khammam District and others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri V.Raghu. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Forests for R.1. None for R.2 to R.4. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in interfering with the possession of the petitioner in respect of Ac.4.16 guntas of land comprised in Survey No.17/41 of Laksmi Devipalli village, Kothagudem Mandal, Khammam District, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner and not disputed by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Forests that this Court disposed of Writ Petition No.30038 of 1998 by order dated 11-2-2000 with the direction to respondent No.1 herein not to interfere with the possession of the petitioners therein until pattas standing in their names are cancelled. This Court gave liberty to respondent No.1 to take action in accordance with law for cancellation of the pattas and taking possession of the lands. As the issue raised in this Writ Petition is identical to the one raised in the said Writ Petition, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the said order with the direction that the reasons and directions contained therein shall form part of this order. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:15-4-2010 MNR