IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24555 of 2004 Between: D. Satyavati & another. … Petitioners AND The Mandal Revenue Officer, Tanuku (M), West Godavari District & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri. M. Janardhana Rao for Sri K. Chidambaram Counsel for respondent No.1: GP for Revenue This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24555 of 2004 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in interfering with the petitioners’ possession and enjoyment of land to the extent of Ac.0.18 cents in R.S.No.51/1 of Komaravaram Village, Tanuku Mandal, West Godavari District and taking steps to allot a part of the said land for the purpose of burial ground, without issuing any notice, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri M. Janardhana Rao representing Sri K.Chidambaram, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that this Court, on 17.01.2005, directed the respondents not to interfere with the abovementioned extent of land of the petitioners. He further submitted that thereafter on 29.01.2005 the Mandal Revenue Officer, Tanuku issued notice dated 29.01.2005 calling upon the petitioners to appear before him with pattadar passbooks and title deeds on 07.02.2005. Learned counsel submitted that since a notice has already been given by the Mandal Revenue Officer, the writ petition may be disposed of with appropriate directions to the respondents. The request of the learned counsel is accepted and the writ petition is disposed of with the direction that if the respondents seek to acquire the pattaland of the petitioners, they are entitled to do so only by following due process of law. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.32162 of 2004 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 14.07.2008 ES