IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 21573 of 2001 Between: 1 V.Viswanatham S/o Satyam R/o Bommuri Gram Panchayat, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G.District. 2 V.Vijayalakshmi W/o Venkata Rao, R/o Bommuri Gram Panchayat, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G.District. 3 K.Satyanarayana S/o Lakshminarayana R/o Bommuri Gram Panchayat, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G.District. 4 E.Rama Devi W/o Satyanarayana R/o Bommuri Gram Panchayat, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G.District. 5 V.Bhaskar Rao, S/o Satyam R/o Bommuri Gram Panchayat, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G.District. 6 K.Krishnaveni W/o Srinivasa Rao, R/o Bommuri Gram Panchayat, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G.District. 7 V.Bulli Raju, S/o Srinivasa Rao, R/o Bommuri Gram Panchayat, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G.District. 8 K.Ramesh S/o Srinivasa Rao, R/o Bommuri Gram Panchayat, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G.District. 9 Maddipati Suryanarayana S/o Ganeswara Rao, R/o Bommuri Gram Panchayat, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G.District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajahmundry Division, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 2 Mandal Revenue Officer, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, Bommuru Rajahmundry, 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 nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in taking steps to demolish the huts and dispossess the petitioners from their respective extent of land of six to nine cents i.e., a total extent of 0.63 cents in Survey No. 40 of Bomuru Village, Rajahmundry rural Mandal, E.G.District without considering the same for issuance of the patta in favour of the petitioners as illegal, arbitrary and violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed under the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to demolish the huts and dispossess the petitioner from their respective pieces of lands in a total extent of 0.63 cents in Survey No. 40 of Bommuru Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G.District. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.T.V.S.PRABHAKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition No.21573 of 2001 ORDER: Sri T.V.S.Prabhakara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners, has made elaborate submissions on merits. However, in response to the submission of the learned Government Pleader that the Government has already taken possession of the land even before interim orders were passed and that the land continues to be in possession of the Government, he would fairly state that it would suffice if this Court, without adjudicating on merits, directs the respondents to consider the petitioners’ case sympathetically for assignment of lands. In view of this submission, it is wholly unnecessary for this Court to examine the matter on merits. Suffice to hold that, in case the petitioners make a representation within a period of four weeks from today, the respondents shall consider their request in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders within a period of three months from the date of receipt of such representation. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. No costs. _____________________ Ramesh Ranganathan, J Dt.19.03.2009 VGB