IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO Writ Petition No.6632 of 2002 Dated 02nd September, 2009 Between: Lenin Nagar Development Welfare Association, Qutbullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District …Petitioner AND The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO Writ Petition No.6632 of 2002 ORDER: Lenin Nagar Development Association, Qutubullapur filed instant writ petition seeking Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 to protect the graveyard that is existing in an extent of Acs.5.00 guntas in Survey No.348/1, Jagadgirigutta village, Qutubullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District (hereinafter referred to as petition schedule land) and to take necessary action to prevent encroachment by grabbers. It is the case of petitioner that the petition schedule land is being used as graveyard by Hindu and Muslim communities. However, respondents 4 and 5, who have an eye to grab the land, are preventing the people from burying their dead. It is also alleged that respondents 4 and 5 and their supporters are hurting the sentiments of the relatives of the dead persons. Petitioner, therefore, sent representations to various public authorities on 29.03.2002, 30.03.2002 and 31.03.2002 in vain. Therefore, they filed instant writ petition. This Court, while admitting the writ petition, ordered status quo. The Government have not filed counter affidavit. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (TA) has placed before this Court, the Pahani for the year 1999-2000 and submits that the land in Survey No.348/1 is Government land and there is no graveyard therein. She also states on instructions that the title of land in Survey No.348/1 is Acs.687.38 guntas out of which, an extent of Acs.106.25 guntas is under possession of HMT. Acs.50.00 guntas is under possession of Praga Tools and Venkateshwara Swamy Temple in Acs.14.00 guntas. She also submits that there are about 22 slums existing in the remaining land. In view of the submission made by the Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (TA), there is certainly no dispute with regard to existence of graveyard in the petition schedule land. Therefore, second respondent may physically verify the area and if it is found that it is used as graveyard by the people living in the slums, he may send a report to the District Collector, who will then take necessary action for getting the area registered as graveyard under the relevant provisions of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955. The writ petition is accordingly, disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) September 02, 2009 Bvv