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 MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 21945 of 2007 Between: 1 Devarapalli Kamalamma W/o.Devarapalli Ratnam R/o.10-5-9, Ramnagar, Visakhapatnam -21. 2 Ranganadham Veerabhadra Rao S/o.Ranganadham Sathi Raju R/o.38-34-13, Marripalem, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Chinagadili Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in trying to dispossess the petitioners with their peaceful possession and enjoyment of the land to an extent of Ac.1.15 cents in Sy.No.98/2, Zirayati, with patta No.398 of Madurawada Gram Panchayat, Visakhapatnam without following due process of law and without notice as being illegal, arbitrary and is in violation of the Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the same by the petitioners and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.T.PRASANNA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioners questioning the action of the respondents in trying to dispossess them from the land in an extent of Ac.1.15 cents in Sy.No.98/2, Zirayati, with patta No.398 of Madurawada Gram Panchayat, Visakhapatnam without following due process of law. When the matter came up for admission, this Court while directing the Government Pleader to get instructions in the matter, ordered as under; “If the petitioners are in possession of the lands inquestion, as on today, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. Even if the petitioners are in possession, it is open for the respondents to take appropriate action to dispossess the petitioners by following due process of law.” Today, when the matter is taken up, the learned Government Pleader reported no instructions. Therefore, instead of keeping the matter pending, I think it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction that in case the respondents intend to evict the petitioners from the subject matter of the land, they shall follow the procedure established under law. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.19.6.2008 msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Chinagadili Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 3 Two CCs to Govt.Pleader for Revenue, High Court of A.P. Hyd. 4 2 CD copies.