IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) WEDNESDAY EIGHTH THE DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE : L. NARASIMHA REDDY. W.P. No. 22682 of 2004 Between: 1. Nallamilli Bulli Venkat Reddy. 2. K. Satyanarayana Reddy. 3. K. Siva Reddy. Petitioner AND 1. The Asst. Engineer, Irrigation Department, Bikkavolu Mandal, East Godavari District. 2. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Anaparthy Mandal, E.G. District. Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein, the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in taking steps to dispossess the petitioners from their lands in respect ofAc.0.47 cents in Sy. No.78\2, Ac.0.03 cents in 78\1 and Ac.0.80 cents in Sy. No.65\2 of Ramavaram Village, Anaparthy Mandal, East Godavari District by distributing the boundaries without conducting any surveyor following any due process of law as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents not to disturb the possession of the petitioners in their respective piece of lands in their possession. The petition coming on for orders as to admission, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed therein and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. T.V.S. Prabhakar Rao, Advocate for the Petitioners and G.P. for Irrigation, for the Respondents, the Court made the following ORDER: In the meanwhile, learned G.P. for Irrigation shall obtain instructions, or file counter affidavit, as the case may be. Pending further orders, status quo obtaining as on today, as regards possession of the land in Sy. Nos.65\2, 78\1 and 78\2 of Ramavaram Village, Anaparthy Mandal, East Godavari District, shall be maintained, for a period of two weeks. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Asst. Engineer, Irrigation Department, Bikkavolu Mandal, East Godavari District. 2. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Anaparthy Mandal, E.G. District. 3. Two CCs to G.P. for Irrigation, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT). 4. One Spare Copy. MVJ. HIGH COURT LNR, J DATE: 8-12-2004 ORDER W.P. NO. 22682 OF 2004 STATUS QUO. HIGH COURT MVJ DRAFTED ON: 8-12-2004 LNR, J DATE: 8-12-2004 ORDER W.P. NO. 22682 OF 2004 STATUS QUO.