THE HONOUABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH W.P. No. 19707 of 2007 Date:17-09-2007 Between: Gunda Jayamma .. PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Srikakulam and three others .. RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondent authorities in proposing to allot/assign the house sites/houses in the reserved land which was earmarked for public for the purpose of natural calls situated in Sy.No.319, hill porambok an extent of Ac.1.00 guntas of Sankili revenue village, Regidiamadalavalasa mandal, Srikakulam District, as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of the petitioner that she is a resident of Sankili revenue village, Regidiamadalavalasa mandal, Srikakulam District and there is an extent of Ac.1.00 guntas in Sy.No.319 in the said village, which is being used by the ladies of the said village for the purpose of calls of nature. It is stated that the said land, which is being used for the purpose of nature of calls by the women folk of the said village, is distributed to the landless poor for the purpose of house sites. I am of the opinion that the said land of the government which is illegally being used for the purpose of calls of nature by women folk of the said village cannot be said that it is a public purpose, then making use of the said land for house sites to the houseless poor. The apprehension of the petitioner is that the respondents are trying to grant house site pattas to the landless poor contrary to the public policy. I am not inclined to accept the said contention. I do not see any merits in the writ petition and it is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:17.09.2007 ccm