THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH W.P. No. 1905 of 2008 Date:11-02-2008 Between: Pathapati Naidu .. PETITIONER AND The State of A.P. rep. by its Tahsildar, Visakhapatnam rural mandal .. RESPONDENT ORDER: The petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent and his subordinates in seeking his eviction from the property admeasuring 1936 square yards bearing Patta No.48 situated in Sy.No.345/1 of Madhurawada village, Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam District without following due process of law, as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of the petitioner that the said land is neither assigned land nor the government land nor the ceiling surplus, but it is a private land. While so, it is stated that without following due process of law, the petitioner is sought to be dispossessed. I am not inclined to express any opinion with regard to the merits of the case. Admittedly, the petitioner has not made any representation or the protest petition against the respondent with regard to the alleged dispossession. However, if the petitioner is in possession of the said land, the respondent is directed not to dispossess the petitioner from the said land without following due process of law. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:11.02.2008 Ccm