THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.308/2010 Dt.28-7-2010 Velamati Srinivas ..Petitioner V. 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. ..Respondents The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WP No.308/2010 ORAL ORDER (per the Honourable Justice A.GOPAL REDDY) This writ petition, in the form of public interest litigation, is filed under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India, for conducting survey of the entire land of Nagarjuna Sagar Project, Tekulapally Camp Colony situated in S.Nos.88,90,91,93,94, 96,98,100,101 of Burhanpuram village and S.No.275 of Khanapuram village, and demarcating the surplus land after removing encroachments and protecting the existing vacant land from encroachers by providing security, in the light of the representation made by the petitioner dt. 25- 11-2009 by issuing a writ of Mandamus against the respondents. The District Collector, Khammam filed a rejoinder to the reply filed by the writ petitioner to the report filed by the District Collector stating that the Government resumed the assigned land in S.Nos.87,89,92,95 and 97 and re- allotted for construction of NSP quarters, and the particulars of the above survey numbers are not furnished in the report. In the rejoinder, the details of Government assigned land in the above survey numbers are also furnished. It is further stated that for the purpose of Camp Colony land acquired from pattedars is Ac.81-29 guntas. The Government assigned land resumed and re-allotted in S.Nos. 87, 89, 92,95, and 97 of Burhanpuram village is Ac.13-00. Action is being taken for regularization of encroachments under G.O.Ms.No.166 dt. 16-2-2008 by collecting the market value. The quarters existing in S.No. 93 are in dilapidated condition and notices were issued to all the occupants, but they are continuing to stay at their own risk. Acting is being taken to vacate the dilapidated quarters. The total land covered by Nagarjunasagar camp colony is Ac.94-29 guntas. The vacant land was allotted to various Departments for construction of Offices. The Nagarjunasagar Project and Revenue authorities were directed by the 2nd respondent to fix the boundaries of entire Government land covered by Nagarjunasagar Project Colony and to protect the vacant site by taking all necessary steps. We hope that the District Collector, Khammam will take all necessary steps to protect the land from encroachment and to safeguard the property after evicting the encroachers, if their encroachment is objectionable. Since in the rejoinder, the District Collector, Khammam categorically stated that action is being taken for protecting the land acquired for the purpose of Tekulapally Camp Colony, Nagarjunasagar Project, it is unnecessary to keep the matter pending further. The writ petition is accordingly closed. No costs. --------------------- A.GOPAL REDDY,J --------------- K.C.BHANU,J DT. 28-7-2010 Kmr