IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos. 1227 & 1228 of 2009 WRIT PETITION NO : 1227 of 2009 Between: 1 Mohammed Allauddin S/o. Late Mohammed Khuda Baksh R/o. Chitkul Village, Patancheru Mandal, Medak District. Rep. by their G.P.A. Holder Smt. Masooma Begum, D/o. Abdul Nabi, Age:41, Occ:Household, R/o. H.No. 18-2-578 / 3 / 15, Falaknuma, Hyderabad. 2 Mohammed Yousuf Ali S/o. Late Mohammed Khuda Baksh R/o. Chitkul Village, Patancheru Mandal, Medak District. Rep. by their G.P.A. Holder Smt. Masooma Begum, D/o. Abdul Nabi, Age:41, Occ:Household, R/o. H.No. 18-2-578 / 3 / 15, Falaknuma, Hyderabad. 3 Smt. Kareem Bee W/o. Late Mohammed Khuda Baksh R/o. Chitkul Village, Patancheru Mandal, Medak District. Rep. by their G.P.A. Holder Smt. Masooma Begum, D/o. Abdul Nabi, Age:41, Occ:Household, R/o. H.No. 18-2-578 / 3 / 15, Falaknuma, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector Medak District at Sanga Reddy. 2 The Tahsildar Patancheru Mandal Medak District. 3 The Sarpanch Chitkul Gram Panchayat Patancheru Mandal, Medak 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 Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, to declare the action of the respondents in threatening to dispossess the petitioners from their lands admeasuring admeasuring Ac. 4.20 Guntas situated in Sy.No. 329 / 25 and 329 / 26 and 329 / 27 of Chitkul Village, Patancheru Mandal, Medak District, without issuing any notice and without following the due process of Law, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently direct the respondents herein not to dispossess or in any manner interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioners from the above said land and to grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.B.PARAMESEWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE And Writ Petition No. 1228 of 2009 Between: Kurma Laxmaiah S/o. Late Narayana R/o. Chitkul Village, Patancheru Mandal, Medak District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Medak District at Sangareddy. 2 The Tahsildar, Patancheru Mandal, Medak District. 3 The Sarpanch, Chitkul Gram Panchayat, Patancheru Mandal, Medak 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in threatening to dispossess the petitioner from his land admeasuring Ac.3.00 Guntas sitated in Sy.No.329/10 of Chitkul Village, Patancheru Mandal, Medak District, without issuing any notice and without following the due process of Law, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently direct the respondents herein not to dispossess or in any manner interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner from the above said land and to grant such other relief or reliefs. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.PARAMESEWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos. 1227 & 1228 of 2009 COMMON ORDER: The petitioners are assignees of different parts of lands in Survey Nos.329/10, 329/25, 329/26 and 329/27 of Chitkul Village, Patancheru Mandal. They complain that the respondents are trying to dispossess them without initiating any proceedings. At the stage of admission, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue took notice and placed before this Court, a copy of order dated 11.9.2008, through which, the Tahsildar, Patancheru had resumed the land from as many as 22 assignees. This Court directed the appearance of the Tahsildar, on finding that he did not issue notice to the assignees. Today, the Tahsildar appeared. He states that he has since withdrawn the proceedings dated 11.9.2008 through orders dated 6.2.2009. With this, the grievance of the petitioners stand redressed. The Tahsildar, Patancheru Mandal has to strictly follow the procedure prescribed by law before taking any steps vis-à-vis the lands of the petitioners. The writ petitions are accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY,J DATE: 11.2.2009 pnb