THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO: 25843 of 1997 Dated: 28-11-2006 Between: Gollapudi Kondaiah ..... PETITIONER AND The Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Palavanche, Khammam District and three others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO: 25843 of 1997 O R D E R: The petitioner herein claims to be the owner and possessor of the land bearing Sy.Nos. 120/1A, 120/2A, 121A, 340/A and 119/1 situated in Lingagudem village, Penubally Mandal, Khammam District. It is not in dispute that the said land is notified as scheduled area covered by the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1959. In the year 1979, when the respondents attempted to dispossess the petitioner, he filed W.P.No.5102 of 1979 along with other similarly situated persons. In the said writ petition it was pleaded before this Court that the petitioners were not served with any orders of ejectment in respect of lands in their possession. In that view of the matter, this court disposed of the writ petition by order dated 18-07- 1979 directing the respondents not to evict the petitioners till a period of one month from the date of service of the order of ejectment. In this writ petition, the petitioner contended that even after the disposal of the above writ petition, no proceedings were initiated for ejectment of the petitioner from the land in his occupation and no order of ejectment was passed. However, the respondents have been attempting to dispossess him high handedly. Hence, this writ petition. This Court, while directing Rule nisi, by order dated 01-10-1997, directed the respondents not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner in respect of the land in question. No counter affidavit has been filed by the respondents so far and the said order is in force through out. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner in respect of the land in question without following due process of law. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J Dated: 28-11-2006 KLP