THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO.32310 OF 2011 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not allowing the petitioners’ cattle for grazing into reserved forest area in and around Achampet Forest Division, Mahaboobnagar District as illegal and arbitrary and contrary to G.O.Ms.No.387, Food and Agriculture (Forest-III) Department, dated 14.03.1968 and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioners’ cattle for free grazing into the reserved forest area forthwith. 2. The brief facts that are necessary for disposal of the present writ petition may be stated as follows: The petitioners belong to tribal community and are eking out their livelihood on cattle. They have been grazing the cattle in nearby forests since several decades. Earlier, the forest officials used to collect fees for grazing of cattle in reserve forests. The Government of Andhra Pradesh issued G.O.Ms.No.387, dated 14.03.1968, for free grazing of the cattle in forests and since then, the respondents have been allowing the cattle for free grazing in the forests without obtaining any permit or any fee. While so, from November, 2011 onwards, the officials of respondent No.3 are threatening the petitioners and not allowing the cattle to enter into the forest for grazing without any reasons. The cattle are being under starvation. Though the petitioners approached respondent No.3 on 07.11.2011 with a request to allow their cattle into forest for grazing, respondent No.3 neither permitted for grazing nor gave any notice giving reasons for refusal to allow the cattle for grazing. So, they made a representation, dated 22.11.2011, to respondent No.2 in this regard but of no use. Hence, the present writ petition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners contended that in pursuance of G.O.Ms.No.387, Food and Agriculture (Forest-III) Department, dated 14.03.1968, the Government directed for free grazing of cattle in the reserved forest (except plantation areas) throughout the State without any permits from 01.04.1968 onwards, but the forest officials are interfering with the grazing of the cattle by the petitioners and hence, he prays to issue a direction to the respondents in this regard. 4. On the other hand, learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.2, on instructions, stated that the forest officials are not threatening the petitioners not to enter into the reserve forest nor obstructing the grazing of the cattle of the petitioners. 5. In view of the instructions from respondent No.2, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition and the writ petition is liable to closed. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. _​_____________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 09th December, 2011 AMD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO.32310 OF 2011 Date:09.12.2011 AMD