THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7380 of 2009 ORDER: The Tahsildar, Vakadu Mandal, 3rd respondent herein issued notices, dated 09.07.2007, to the petitioners under Section 7 of the A.P.Encroachemnt Act (for short ‘the Act’) directing them to explain as to why they shall not be evicted from the land in Survey Nos.85, 88, 89, 111 and 126 of Dugarajapatnam Village of that Mandal. The petitioners submitted their explanations on 15.07.2007. It is alleged that no orders have been passed so far under Section 6 of the Act and still, the 3rd respondent is trying to dispossess the petitioners. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The 3rd respondent initiated steps under the Act for eviction of the petitioners. Once notice is issued under Section 7 of the Act and explanation is submitted by the encroacher, it becomes obligatory on the part of the Tahsildar, to pass orders under Section 6 of the Act. The petitioners allege that no orders under Section 6 of the Act have been communicated to them so far. There cannot be any justification to evict the petitioners without passing orders under Section 6 of the Act or without communicating the same. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that- (a) in case, no orders have been passed under section 6 of the Act, in pursuance of the notice, dated 09.07.2007, issued to the petitioners under Section 7 of the Act, the 3rd respondent shall not interfere with their possession and enjoyment over the land in question; and (b) in case, any orders have been passed, the 3rd respondent shall not take any further steps for a period of four weeks from the date of communication of such orders. (c) There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 09.04.2009 JSU THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7380 of 2009 Date: 09.04.2009 JSU