THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 27317 OF 2011 Dated: 29.09.2011 Between: Gadde Rama Krishna ..... PETITIONER AND The Agent to Government/District Collector and 3 others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 27317 OF 2011 O R D E R : This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the action of respondent No.4 in not providing the necessary protection to the land of the petitioner situated in R.S.No.3/2 to an extent of Ac.2.50 cents of R.Ganapavaram Village, Buttaigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 as well as the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondent No.4. The material placed before this Court included the letter of the Tahsildar, Buttaigudem Mandal, West Godavari District – respondent No.3 dated 09.08.2010, addressed to the respondent No.4 informing that the land in question belongs to the writ petitioner and requesting to provide necessary protection to the said land. It is not disputed before this Court that the entire Buttaigudem Mandal is notified as scheduled area and that the petitioner is a non-tribal. The order dated 29.06.2007 passed by the Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, K.R.Puram in S.R.No.4 of 2007 further shows that the complaint lodged by the Special Deputy Tahsildar under Section 3(2) (a) of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959 as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970 was dropped disbelieving the allegation that the possession of the petitioner was in contravention of Section 3 (1). Having regard to the facts and circumstances noticed above, respondent No.4 is bound to consider the petitioner’s request for protection in terms of the proceedings of respondent No.3 dated 09.08.2010. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 to act upon the letter of respondent No.3 dated 09.08.2010 and provide necessary protection to the petitioner to enable him to cultivate the land in question. No costs. __________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 29.09.2011 Ivd