THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No :8308 of 2007 DATED:20-04-2007 Kamisetti Venkataratnam & 2 others. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Project Officer, Integrated Tribal Development Agency, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District & 3 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the respondents. 2. Petitioners seek a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in dispossessing the petitioners from their lands to an extent of Ac.4.75 cents in Sy.No.255/4; Ac.4.75 cents in Sy.No.255/4 and Ac.6.60 cents in Sy.Nos.255/4 & 276/4 respectively situated at Molleru village, Gangavaram mandal, East Godavari District, as illegal and arbitrary. 3. It is the case of the petitioners that 1st petitioner is in possession of an extent of Ac.4.75 cents of land in Sy.No.255/4; 2nd petitioner is in possession of an extent of Ac.4.75 cents in Sy.No.255/4; and 3rd petitioner is in possession of an extent of Ac.6.60 cents in Sy.Nos.255/4 & 276/4 of Melleru village, Gangavaram mandal, East Godavari District, and the respondents are threatening to dispossess them without following any due process of law. 4. Though the Writ Petition is not maintainable without making any representation before the appropriate authorities with regard to the alleged illegal action of the respondents, but however having regard to the facts and circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners without following due process of law. No order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J 20th February, 2007. Tsy