IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 12675 of 2008 Between: 1 G.Ramesh Babu, S/o. Sitaramaiah, R/o. 27-69, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 2 I.Chenna Kesava Rao, S/o. Bushaiah, R/o. 27-70, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 3 V.R.Mohana Rao, S/o. Dasaratha naidu, R/o. 27-71, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 4 N.U.Bhaskara Rao, S/o. Venkat Ramaiah, R/o. 27-72, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 5 M.Sadasiva Rao, S/o. Venkata Swamy, R/o. 27-73, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 6 D.Perantalu, W/o. D.Subba Rao, R/o. 27-74, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 7 M.Srinivasa rao, S/o. Raghavaiah, R/o. 27-75, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 8 M.Brahama Rao, S/o. Venkateswara Rao, R/o. 27-77, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 9 K.Prasada Rao, S/o. Subba Rao, R/o. 27-78, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 10 V.Rajeshwara Rao, S/o. Yesobu, R/o. 27-35, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 11 K.Sambasiva Rao, S/o. Venkateswarlu, R/o. 27-36, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 12 M.Chennakesava Rao, S/o. Pullaiah, R/o. 27-38, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 13 K.Uma Maheshwara Rao, S/o. Venkata Krishnaiah, R/o. 27-42, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 14 D.Jagan mohan Rao, S/o. Siva Ramakrishnaiah, R/o. 27-43, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 15 V.Sanjeeva Rao, S/o. Venkateswarlu, R/o. 27-45, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 16 M.Subba Rao, S/o. Veeraiah, R/o. 27-46, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 17 P.Dhana Lakshmi, W/o P.V.Ranga Rao, R/o. 27-44, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 18 Konda Pitchamma, W/o. Anjaiah, R/o. 27-76, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 19 A.Vasundara Devi, W/o. late A.V.Subramanyam, R/o. 27-41, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 20 M.Ravi, S/o. Venkateswara Rao, R/o. 27-40, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 21 M.Ramakrishna, S/o. Venkateswara Rao, R/o. 27-39, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 22 G.Babuji, S/o. Israel Raju, R/o. 27-37, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. 23 G.Israil Raju, S/o. Srinivas Rao, R/o. 27-37, Gollapudi Panchayati, Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada ruram Mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Krishna District, Machilipatnam. 2 The Tahsildar, Vijayawada Rural Mandal, Vijayawada, Krishnha Distct. ....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 that the action of the respondents in refusing to receive the applications seeking transfer of rights in respect of Sy.Nos.402/1A & 405/4B of Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada Rural Mandal in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166 dt. 16.02.2008 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to allot land in their occupation . Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.SRINIVAS DAMMALAPATI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and at their request the matter is taken up for hearing at the admission stage itself. The petitioners claim to have constructed thatched sheds with permanent walls and small houses in Sy.Nos.402/1A, 405/4B of Gollapudi Village, Vijayawada Rural Mandal, Krishna District. They also claim that petitioner Nos.1 to 19 & 23 were in possession and enjoyment of the said government lands since 1984 and the other petitioners were in possession of the lands since 15 years. Their grievance is that they want to make an application as per G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16.2.2008 to regularize their possession and for transfer of the rights in land in their favour and the respondents are refusing to even receive their applications. Government issued G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16.2.2008 to enable the occupants of the Government land prior to 31.12.2003 to seek transfer of rights in their favour on payment of amounts prescribed in the G.O. Admittedly, the petitioners claim that they are in possession of the government land and they want to regularize their possession. Therefore, the respondents cannot refuse to receive the application, if it is in order. In view of the same, as agreed to by both the parties, without going into the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to receive the application of the petitioner and dispose of the same in accordance with law. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today with regard to possession shall be maintained. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.19.6.2008 Note: Issue CC in two days. msv ..... 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