HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.8907 of 2010 22nd April 2010 Between: Kola Varalakshmi Devi … PETITIONER(S) and Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others … RESPONDENT(S) HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.8907 of 2010 ORDER: Heard Smt G.Uma Rani, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition for the respondents. At their request the Writ Petition is being disposed of at the stage of admission. The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is for a direction to the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from their lands of an extent of Acs.2-00 cents in R.S.No.658/1, 658/2, 651/5; Acs.3-52 cents in R.S.No.658/2; Ac.0-71 cents in R.S.No.658/1; Ac.0-92 cents in R.S.No.651/5; Acs.4-10 cents in R.S.No.659; and Acs.2-00 cents in R.S.No.659 situated in Kamarapukota Village, Chintalapudi Mandal, West Godavari District. The petitioner would submit that on 06.04.2010 the 3rd and 4th respondents had made forcible attempts to dig and form a water body across the petitioner’s land and, when questioned, they had threatened to use their official power. Learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, on instructions, would submit that the work being undertaken under the National Rural Employment Generation Scheme (NREGS) is in Sy.No.651/1, and that a tank is in the process of being constructed thereat. He would submit that, since the lands which are the subject matter of this Writ Petition are not under acquisition, the respondents are not interfering with the possession of those who own the said lands. I consider it appropriate in such circumstances to direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the lands, in the survey numbers mentioned hereinabove, except after following the procedure established by law including putting the petitioner on notice and giving her an opportunity of being heard. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J 22nd April 2010 CVRK Note: Issue copy in a week. B/o CVRK