THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.11449 of 2002 ORDER: The action of the respondents, in seeking to demolish the structures raised in premises No.5-24/46 constructed over plot Nos.46, 47 and 110 of Mallapur Village, Uppal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District without notice, is under challenge in this Writ Petition. A consequential direction is sought not to demolish the structures raised. Facts, in brief, are that the petitioners claimed to be landless poor persons residing at Mallapur Village, Uppal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District for the last 15 years. It is their case that they submitted representations for assignment of house sites; and the respondents, after due inspection, had allotted house sites in plot Nos. 46, 47 and 110 in Sy.No.24 of Mallapur Village, Uppal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. Petitioners claim that their possession was regularised; and they were issued patta certificates in terms of G.O.Ms.No.508, dated 20.10.1995. Photostat copies of a few such pattas are enclosed to the Writ Petition. They claim to have raised thatched structures as they were unable to construct pucca houses. They also claim to have been paying electricity charges regularly. It is their grievance that, on 23.06.2002, the respondents visited their houses, and asked them to vacate therefrom on the ground that allotment of adjacent plots was proposed to be made to others as house sites. This Court, by order dated 26.06.2002, granted interim directions. No counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue would, however, submit that the petitioners had invoked this Court’s jurisdiction on mere apprehension and no action would be taken against them except in accordance with law. I consider it appropriate, therefore, to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the respondents not to evict the petitioners from their houses aforementioned except, after putting them on notice, giving them an opportunity of being heard, and on passing an order thereafter, in accordance with law. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date:03.02.2011 usd