IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 939 of 2008 Between: 1 Tumati Sivayya, S/o Nagayya, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 2 Bittra Uma, W/o Siva, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 3 Shack Silar, S/o Shack Imman, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 4 Shack Mastan Vali, S/o Shack Immam R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 5 Gunji Koteswararao, S/o Ankamma, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 6 Shack Lal Saheb, S/o Shack Saidulu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 7 Shack Raheemon, W/o Shack Abdulla, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 8 Polepalli Srinivasarao, S/o Venkateswarlu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 9 Pachala Vijayalaxmi, W/o Sivaji, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 10 Singu Vijayakumari, W/o Sambhasivarao, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 11 Komarigiri Anjaneyulu, W/o Kumari, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 12 Kanapala Dayamani, W/o Mojase, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 13 Katari Vijaya Kumari, D/o Agastan, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 14 Shack Sapura, W/o Shack Khaseem Beg, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 15 Lam Showrimma, w/o Prakasarao, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 16 Ramisetti Jayaramayya, S/o Ramaswamy, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 17 Butti Annamma, w/o Mykhel, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 18 Shack Khadaramma, w/o mastanvali, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 19 Tupakula Radha, W/o Venkateswararao, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 20 Akurati Laxmi, W/o Laxmi Kantarao, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 21 Kota Jhansi, W/o Narasimharao, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 22 Yarrakula Srinivasarao, S/o Yarrakula Baburao, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 23 Bachanaboina Kondalarao, S/o Tirapathayya, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 24 Shack Akbar Ali, S/o Shack khajavali, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 25 Gutta suresh, S/o China Kondayya, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 26 Shack Peda Baji, s/o Shack Hussain, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 27 Poina Koteswararao, S/o Ranamkayya, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 28 Syed Shammi Munnisa, W/o Karimulla, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 29 Syed Kharimulla, S/o Burran, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 30 Shack Nabi, s/o Shack Khaseem, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 31 Inkollu Bujji, W/o Venkateswarlu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 32 Vemula Chinna Yellamma, W/o Mailayya, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 33 Dittakavi Laxmi, W/o Achary, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 34 Karanam Victoriya, W/o Anjaneyulu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 35 Battula raju, s/o Battula Laxmayya, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 36 Battula Santhoshamma, w/o Anandarao, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 37 Adavi Nageswararao, W/o nagayya, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 38 Mamidala Laxmi, W/o Edukondalu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 39 Gumma Saibabu, s/o Saibabu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 40 Yalavarthy Chandrapal, S/o Yalavarthy Singayya, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 41 Shack Hussain Budde, s/o Saida, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 42 Shack Gesiya, w/o Shack Baji, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 43 Galam Laxmi, w/o Galam Venkateswarlu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 44 Bheema Sambrajyam, W/o Sambayya, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 45 Bagam Mangamma, W/o Sambayya, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 46 Nagisetty Sambrajyam, W/o Krupavaram, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 47 Eddula Subbaraidu, S/o peda Naganna, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 48 Shack Noorjahan, W/o Shack Babu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 49 Shack Vali, S/o Shack Hussain Saheb, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 50 Shack Mastan Bee, W/o Majnnu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 51 Gannavarapu Somayya, S/o China Parvathalu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 52 Medida Laxmayya, S/o Nageswararao, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 53 Vemula Pedanarasimha, S/o Panduranga, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 54 Tammisetti Venkata Nancharayya, S/o Chinarosayya, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 55 Vallepu Govardhana, S/o Chinna Venkateswarlu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 56 Tirupathi Govinda Rajulu, S/o Peturu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 57 Tirupathi Prasadu, S/o Roshayya, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 58 Danaboina Subbarao, S/o Raghavulu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. 59 Maddula Vijaya Laxmi, w/o Haribabu, R/o Alluri Seetaramarajunagar end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector, Guntur District, Guntur. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Gunturu, Gunturu District. 3 The Tahsildar (M.R.O.,) Gunturu Rural, Guntur District. 4 the Joint Collector, Gunturu, Guntur District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ order or orders more particularly in thenature of the writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in issue house sites pattas to the petitioners from ac.28.06 cents in R.S.NO.677, 704 of Lalpuram Grampanchayat, end of Lingayapalem Village, Gunturu Rural Mandal, Guntur District as illegal, arbitrary, contrary tolaw and violation of provisions of Constitution of India and further direct the respondents to issued house sites pattas to the petitioners in the above lands by giving priorityon the ground that all the petitioners are in possession of the above lands by raising huts and promise made by the respondents to issue pattas to the petitioners by considering the representations of the petitioners dated 1-12-2007 and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.V.V.KOTESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 939 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not issuing house site pattas to the petitioners in land admeasuring Ac.28.06 cents in R.S.NO.677, 704 of Lalpuram Grampanchayat, end of Lingayapalem Village, Guntur Rural Mandal, Guntur District as illegal. The petitioners herein claim that they are the landless poor persons, living by constructing small houses in the land admeasuring Ac.28.06 in R.S No. 677, 704 , Lalpuram Grampanchayat and are eligible for allotment of house sites and made several representations to the authorities concerned and allege that no action is taken thereon. The petitioners state that, long back the subject land was assigned to poor people, who have left the same and they being landless poor occupied the said land and living therein by constructing houses/huts in small extents. Today when the matter is taken up, learned counsel for petitioners submitted that some of the occupants of the subject land i.e., land admeasuring Ac.28.06 in survey no.677, 704 have filed W.P. No. 28434 of 2007 seeking similar relief as sought for in the present writ petition and the same was disposed of by order dated 28.1.2008. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that the issue raised in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the orders of this Court dated 28.1.2008 in W.P. No. 29434 of 2007. The operative portion of the said orders reads as under. “………….having regard to the facts and circumstances, if any such representations are pending before the concerned Mandal Revenue Officer, i.e., the third respondent-Tahsildar, Guntur district, the representations of the petitioners along with the other eligible applicants who are entitled to house sites under the schemes may also be considered. It is further observed that while allotting house sites the authorities shall keep in view the policy of the overnment iving preference to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Backward Class candidates as among them the claims of the poorest of the poor shall have the preferential consideration without any discrimination.” Heard the learned counsel for petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue and perused the copy of the order in W.P. No.28434 of 2007. In the circumstances, following the said judgment, and for the reasons mentioned therein, this writ petition is also disposed of by and in terms of the directions passed in W.P. No. 28434 of 2007 dated 28.1.2008. A copy of the above judgment, shall be annexed to this order. No costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE: 4.3.2008 Note: Registry to annex copy of the Order in W.P. No.28434 of 2007 Dated 28.1.2008. B/o Tvk THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 939 of 2008 DATE: 4.3.2008 \\ ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RS}