THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.760 of 2003 DATED: 26.08.2010 Between: S. Varalakshmi and another .. Petitioners And The Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajampet, Kadapa District, and another. .. Respondents ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent- Mandal Revenue Officer, Obulavaripalli Mandal, Kadapa District, in seeking to assign the lands held by the petitioners in an extent of Ac.4.65 cents in Sy.No.2733/3, Ac.4.64 cents in Sy.No.2733/2 and Ac.0.92 cents in Sy.No.1520/2 situated at Mukkavaripalli Village, Obulavaripalli Mandal, Rajampet Revenue Division, Kadapa District, in favour of third parties, as arbitrary and illegal. While admitting the writ petition on 10.01.2003, this Court passed interim orders to the effect that the petitioners shall not be dispossessed from the lands in question, without following the procedure prescribed by law, until further orders. The 2nd respondent- Mandal Revenue Officer, filed a detailed counter-affidavit, denying the allegation that the respondents are seeking to assign the lands of the petitioners to third parties, and it is stated that there is no proposal to resume the subject lands, which were assigned to the petitioners, to the Government for any communal purpose, and it is only on mere apprehension, the petitioners filed the present writ petition. It is further categorically stated that if any action needs to be initiated for such resumption, the respondents will follow due process of law. In view of the aforesaid stand taken by the respondents, no further orders need be passed in the present writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly closed, recording the stand taken by the respondents referred above. No order as to costs. __________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 26th August, 2010 IBL