THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 5639 of 2008 O r d e r: The petitioners state that they are residents of Hasnapuram village, Karimnagar District, and that their houses and lands submerged under L.M.D. Reservoir. That a list of 29 candidates, who lost their houses and lands, was prepared, and on the representations made by them, the 2nd respondent, namely the Tahsildar, Karimnagar, issued orders in File No. B1/1024/2002, dated 30.11.2003 granting each of the petitioners an extent of 60 Sq. yds. of land in Sy. No.591, Markandeya Nagar, Karimnagar. In pursuance thereof, the petitioners state that pattas were prepared, but at the time of handing over the pattas, only xerox copies thereof were issued to them. They state that they have taken possession of the land allotted to them in the year 2003, and are residing therein by putting up huts. While so, it is the case of the petitioners that the oﬃcial respondents at the instance of some outsiders, are demanding them to pay Rs.40,000/-, else the would be dispossessed from the lands in question. They further state that since they are pattadars of the plots in question, the action of the respondents in trying to evict them from the lands in question without following the due process of law is illegal and arbitrary. The then Tahsildar and the present Tahsildar, Karimnagar, respondent 2 ﬁled separate counters. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing on behalf of the respondents reiterating the counter averments submitted that a lay out was prepared for providing house site pattas to the displaced families of Hasnapur village and Voddaras in SRSP land in Survey No.591, Ac.1-15 and Survey No.592, Ac.2-20, totally admeasuring Ac.3-35, situated at Hasnapur (submerged village), Karimnagar Mandal. About 43 beneﬁciaries were identiﬁed for providing house sites and the beneﬁciaries so identiﬁed were given house site pattas of 60 Sq. Yards each to the beneﬁciaries, in the land in the above mentioned survey numbers, the physical possession of which was handed over by the Deputy Executive Engineer, I & CAD, Sub-division No.1 of Division No.3 of GVC 4, LMD Colony, Karimnagar. He further submitted that the respondents veriﬁed File No. B1/1024/2002, under which pattas were granted to the beneﬁciaries and found that the names of the petitioners does not find place. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents. The petitioners state that as they lost their houses and lands under the LMD Reservoir due to submergence, the government issued house site pattas in File No. B1/1024/2002, dated 30.11.2003. Though the respondents disputed the grant of house site pattas to the petitioners contending that the names of the petitioners dos not ﬁnd place in the list of 43 beneﬁciaries prepared for allotment of house sites in File No. B1/1024/2002, dated 30.11.2003, and that the persons who were identiﬁed for allotment were issued house site pattas in respect of an extent of 60 Sq. Yards each in the layout prepared in the land handed over by the Deputy Executive Engineer, I & CAD, Sub-division No.1 of Division No.3 of GVC 4, LMD Colony, Karimnagar, the fact remains, the petitioners ﬁled xerox copies of the house site pattas dated 30.11.2003, as additional material papers. A perusal of the said pattas dated 30.11.2003, issued by the Mandal Revenue Oﬃcer, Karimnagar, would disclose that the petitioners were given house sites in respect of an extent of 60 Sq. yds. each in Sy. No. 591 as per para 21 of the Board Standing Orders. However, having regard to the fact that the respondents have disputed the issuance of house site pattas to the petitioners contending that their names do not ﬁnd place in the proposals, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: Respondent No. 2, namely the Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer, Karimanagar, is directed to conduct an enquiry and ascertain as to whether the petitioners lost their lands and houses due to submergence under the L.M.D. Reservoir, and if so, whether the Mandal Revenue Oﬃcer, Karimnagar, has issued house site pattas to the petitioners in respect of the land in question, and whether the house site pattas ﬁled by the petitioners as additional material papers, are genuine, and on the basis of the said enquiry report, he shall take appropriate steps, expeditiously. Till such time, the respondents are directed not to interfere with the possession of the petitioners, if they are not dispossessed. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Dated: 13th November, 2008. KSR