IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14640 of 2005 Between: 1 Somdulal Jyothi W/o Late Sriramulu R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 2 Botcha Durga W/o Anjibabu R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 3 Chandaka Lakshmi W/o Paparao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 4 Sunkara Rajeswari W/o Kanna Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 5 Elavala Pyadamma W/o Appanna R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 6 Besapu Mahalakshmi W/o Chinnarao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 7 Darla Venkatealakshmi W/o Sruryanarayana R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 8 Buriu Seethamma W/o Parasaram R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 9 Nodagala Umamaheswari W/o Maridas R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 10 Vutavalli Lakshmi W/o Venkatrao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 11 Mamidi Suryakantham W/o Satyanarayana R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 12 Dadla Varlakshmi W/o Srinivasa Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 13 Pedireddla Parvathi W/o Chalam R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 14 Bevada Varalakshmi W/o Apparao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 15 Jail Chandramma W/o Apparao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 16 Paila Appayyamma W/o Appalanaiadu R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 17 Earla yerukamma W/o Mutyalu R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 18 Allika Sundari W/o Chandrarao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 19 Routh Neelamma W/o Raju R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 20 Gupya Pentamma W/o Appalaswamy R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 21 Angati Lakshmi W/o Apparao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 22 Gunnabothula Jyothi W/o Ramanarao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 23 Korada Suguna W/o K.V. Ramulu R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 24 Ydla Nagamma W/o Nagaraju R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 25 Gangula Kumari W/o Krishna R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 26 Korata Sarojini W/o Krishna Murthy R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 27 Gonnagutta Padmavathi W/o Rama Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 28 Shikaram Prasad S/o narsing Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 29 Botcha Gowari W/o Appanna R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 30 Bosetty Appala Konda S/o Apparao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 31 S. Nagamani W/o Kumara Swamy R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 32 Sakari Hemalatha W/o Venkat Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 33 Yellapau Rama Devi W/o Satyanarayana R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 34 Daliboyina Varalakshmi W/o Shankara Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 35 Purshotham Vijaya W/o Sathyam R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 36 Dandupati Nagamma W/o Suryanarayana R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 37 Danala Paidamma W/o Apparao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 38 Pandiripalli Lakshmi W/o Veer Raju R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 39 Bandaru Chittmma W/o Adinarayana R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 40 Jekka Ragavamma W/o SOmaraju R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 41 Pilla Paidamma W/o Sanyasi R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 42 Sarmala Mangamma W/o Rama Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 43 Malla Rajalakshmi W/o Suribabu R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 44 P. Padma W/o Sanyasi Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 45 Nandamuri Appala Konda W/o Satyanarayana R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 46 Gubbala Gnanavathi W/o Venkatramana R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 47 Thota Lalitha W/o Vasntha Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 48 Bangaru Kanthamma W/o Neelaiah R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 49 Nanepalli Kanakamahalakshmi W/o Jai Shankar R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 50 Kunchala Venkata Ramanamma W/o Rama Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 51 Mandala Sanyasamma W/o Satyanarayana R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 52 Madem Varalakshmi W/o Satya Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 53 Dhuddu Nageswari W/o Mitya Lingam R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 54 Boddeti Vara Lakshmi W/o Eswara Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 55 Nammi Padma W/o V.V. Surya Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 56 Tedlapu Chinna W/o Bangariah R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 57 Karmijji Jyothi W/o Ramana R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 58 Simma Ramanamma W/o Krishna R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 59 Garbham Viyalakshmi W/o Appa Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 60 Kona Lakshmi W/o Eswara Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 61 Bangaru Adilakshmi W/o Prakash R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 62 Yamala Bujji W/o Sankararao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 63 Palavalasa Saroja W/o Eswara Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 64 Appanabothula Sarojini W/o Shankara Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 65 Garbapu Kamalamma W/o Paid Raju R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 66 Lanka Satyavathi W/o Appa rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 67 Kottoji Eswaramma W/o Samba Murthy R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 68 Guruthuri Chinatalli W/o Chittibabu R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 69 Kannuri Kanthanmma W/o Sadu Rao R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam 70 Guntu Pydithalli W/o Venkatranana R/o Gopalapatnam, Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam Rural, Visakhapatnam 3 The mandal Revenue Officer, Visakhapatnam, Rural Adarshnagar, Visakhapatnam .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.RAGHU Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ASSIGNMENT The Court made the following : O R D E R: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition itself is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not delivering possession of the land to the petitioners as per the pattas issued to them as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners sought for a consequential direction to the respondents to deliver possession of the land to the petitioners as per the pattas issued to them. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader of Assignments submitted that in view of changed policy of the Government, it is not possible to deliver possession of the land covered by the pattas of the petitioners. In my considered opinion, this plea of the respondents cannot be accepted because so long as pattas are in force, and not cancelled, the respondents are bound to deliver possession under the pattas. The respondents have not taken the plea that pattas have been cancelled. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of and it is made clear that so long as pattas are in force, the respondents are bound to deliver possession. This order, however, does not preclude the respondents from initiating appropriate action for cancellation of pattas in accordance with law. As a sequel, to disposal of main petition, WVMP No.3118 of 2005 is dismissed as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 19th June, 2008 vrn