THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.10887 of 2009 Order: In this writ petition, the petitioners seek a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in trying to evict them from the lands belonging to Sri Venugopala Swamy and Sri Someswara Swamy Devasthanams situated in Thimmala Cheruvu Village, Piduguralla Mandal, Guntur District, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners who claim to be landless poor persons state that they are in possession and enjoyment of the lands of the devasthanams since 1999 and they have also been cultivating the said lands as lessees by paying the cist. While so, the 1st respondent herein, issued a notification on 4.5.2009 proposing to auction the leasehold rights of the lands in question, pursuant to which, the petitioners also made a representation to the 2nd respondent on 7.5.2009 followed by another representation dated 28.5.2009 seeking to extend the lease in their favour. The grievance of the petitioners is that the 2nd respondent without considering the said representation of the petitioners is trying to evict them from the lands in question. Hence, they filed the present writ petition. Having regard to the facts of the case, without going into the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of the directing the 2nd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the representations of the petitioners dated 7.5.2009 and 28.5.2009, if any, pending, expeditiously. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA,J DATE: 4th June, 2009 Note: Furnish c.c. in two days B/o Pnb