IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos: 10231, 10232, 10233, 10234, 10235, 10236, 10252 and 10259 of 2005 W.P.No.10231 of 2005 Between: K.J. Chandrasekhar, S/o. Late K. Jayaram Naidu, R/o. Cherivi Village, Satyavedu Mandal, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Chittoor District, Chittoor. 2 Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 3 Mandal Revenue Officer, Stayavedu Mandal, Satyavedu, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. T.C.D.SEKHAR FOR MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE WRIT PETITION NO : 10232 of 2005 Between: R.V. Hemadri S/o Varadarajulu R/o Cherivi Vilalge, Satyavedu Mandal, Chittioor District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Chittoor District, Chirroor 2 RevenueDivisional Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District 3 Mandal RevenueOfficer, Satyavedu Mandal, Satyavedu Chittor District .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. T.C.D.SEKHAR FOR MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE WRIT PETITION NO : 10233 of 2005 Between: R.Sampoornamma, w/o Varadarajulu Naidu, r/o Cherivi Village, Satyavedu Mandal, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Chittoor District, Chittoor. 2 Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 3 Mandal Revenue Officer, Satyavedu Mandal, Satyavedu, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. T.C.D.SEKHAR FOR MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE WRIT PETITION NO : 10234 of 2005 Between: K.Bhaskar, s/o Jayaram Naidu, r/o Cherivi Village, Satyavedu Mandal, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Chittoor District, Chittoor. 2 Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 3 Mandal Revenue Officer, Satyavedu Mandal, Satyavedu, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. T.C.D.SEKHAR FOR MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE WRIT PETITION NO : 10235 of 2005 Between: G. Babu S/o G. rAmachandra Naidu R/o Cherivi Vilalge, Satyavedu Mandal, Chittioor District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Chittoor District, Chirroor 2 RevenueDivisional Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District 3 Mandal RevenueOfficer, Satyavedu Mandal, Satyavedu Chittor District .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. T.C.D.SEKHAR FOR MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE WRIT PETITION NO : 10236 of 2005 Between: K. Vanajakshamma, w/o. late K. Jayaram Naidu, aged 65 years, Occ: Agriculture, r/o. Cherivi Village, Satyavedu Mandal, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Chittoor District, Chittoor. 2 Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 3 Mandal Revenue Officer, Stayavedu Mandal, Satyavedu, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. T.C.D.SEKHAR FOR MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE WRIT PETITION NO : 10252 of 2005 Between: K. Bhagyaradhi W/o K.J. Chandrasekhar R/o Cherivi Vilalge, Satyavedu Mandal, Chittioor District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Chittoor District, Chirroor 2 RevenueDivisional Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District 3 Mandal RevenueOfficer, Satyavedu Mandal, Satyavedu Chittor District .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. T.C.D.SEKHAR FOR MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE WRIT PETITION NO : 10259 of 2005 Between: R. Vijayamma, W/o R. Hemadri, R/o. Cherivi Village, Satyavedu Mandal, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Chittoor District, Chittoor. 2 Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 3 Mandal Revenue Officer, Satyavedu Mandal, Satyavedu, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. T.C.D.SEKHAR FOR MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE This Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, these writ petitions are taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. These writ petitions are filed on the apprehension that the petitioners, who by virtue of assignments made in their favour claimed to be the owners and possessors of the lands in their respective occupation and situated at Cherivi Village, Satyavedu Mandal, Chittoor District, are likely to be dispossessed from the properties in their respective possession. This apprehension is based on the averment that at the instance of the local MLA, the Mandal Revenue Officer came to their site and stated that the land would be assigned to third parties. The petitioners pleaded that while they have not violated any of the conditions of assignment, even if they have done so, the respondents cannot deny the lands to the petitioners without following due process of law. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Satyavedu Mandal, Chittoor District, respondent No.3, it is stated that in pursuance of orders, dated 30.03.2005 passed by the District Collector, Chittoor acting under G.O.Ms.No.148 Revenue Assignment-I Department, dated 27.12.2002 and G.O.Ms.No.1091, dated 23.12.2004, the District Administration had taken up verification of the Government lands in Satyavedu Assembly Constituency and that during the verification, it was noticed that the petitioners are the residents of Tamilnadu State. He, however, denied that the respondents are trying to dispossess the petitioners without following due process of law. The answering respondent stated that appropriate action would be taken only by following due process of law by issuing necessary notices to the petitioners and giving them a fair opportunity. The above mentioned statement contained in the counter-affidavit is taken on record and the writ petitions are accordingly, disposed of. The respondents are restrained from dispossessing the petitioners without following due process of law. C.V.NARAGJUNA REDDY, J 17th June, 2008. kvni