IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 18990 of 2001 Between: 1 K.Lakshmamma W/o.Venkata Ramana R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 2 K.Adi Lakshmi W/o.Krishnaiah R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 3 Utagiri Ramulamma W/o.Venkata Ramana R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 4 Kachiseti Nagamma W/o.Chendrayudu R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 5 Kachiseti Mallamma W/o.Venkataiah R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 6 Kachiseti Eswaramma W/o.Karnaiah R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 7 Ega Maremma W/o.Laxmaiah R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 8 Yatagiri Ratna W/o.Subbarayudu, R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 9 Y.Laxmi Devi W/o.Subbaiah R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 10 Ega Subbamma W/o.Govindayya R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 11 E. Eswaramma W/o.Kannaiah R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 12 Eega Mallamma W/o.Ramu R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 13 Yatagiri Venkatamma W/o.Gangulu R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 14 Rukmini W/o.Chandrababu R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 15 Y.Chenchamma W/o.Srinivasulu R/o.T.Sundipalli Village and Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Cuddapah District, Cuddapah. 2 Mandal Revenue Officer, T.Sundupalli Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah 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 Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, or direction declaring the action of 2nd respondent herein in trying to evict the petitioners from the houses/plots admeasuring 0-02 cents of each petitioner, assigned under D.K.T.Patta to the petitioners, situated in Survey No.2197, in T.Sundupalli, Cuddapah District, as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and as unsustainable and issue consequential directions to the respondents herein not to interfere or dispossess the petitioners from the above said houses/plots allotted to them under D.K.T.Patta. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.VISWANATHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ASSIGNMENT The Court made the following: O R D E R: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer, in trying to evict the petitioners from their lands assigned under D.K.T.Patta situated in survey Nos.2197 in T.Sundupalli, Kadapa District, as arbitrary and illegal. In the counter affidavit filed by the 2nd respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer, Tsundupalli, at paragraph No.4 it is clearly stated that he is not threatening the petitioners to dispossess from the plots assigned to them. It is also stated in the counter that at present he has not initiated any steps to evict the petitioners from the plots assigned to them. It is also assured that as and when any steps are initiated, due process of law will be followed in this regard. Recording the submission that steps will be initiated after following due process of law, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________ 06-07-2005 Mjl/* To, 1 The District Collector, Cuddapah District, Cuddapah. 2 Mandal Revenue Officer, T.Sundupalli Mandal, Rayachoti Tq., Cuddapah District. 3. 2 CCs to G.P. for Assignment, High Court Buildings,Hyderabad. 4. 2CD copies. Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KMR}