THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P.NOS.20128 AND 20158 OF 2006 COMMON ORDER Since the issue involved in both the writ petitions and the respondents are common, they are being disposed of by this common order. 2. Aggrieved by the action of the respondents in interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of petitioners over an extent of Acs.25- 00 of land each in T.D.No.3072 Inam Patta Survey No.448, R.S.No.5 in Nrusimharayapurapu Agraharam, Narava Village, Pendurthi Mandal, Visakahpatnam, the present writ petition is filed. 3. The case of the petitioners in both the writ petitions is that on 15.8.1967 one Namburi Ranga Rao s/o late Suryanarayana Rao Pantulu executed an agreement of sale in favour of the petitioner in W.P.No.20128/2006 and in favour of the father of the petitioner in W.P.No.20158/2006 in respect of Acs.25-00 each in T.D.No.3072 Inam Patta Survey No.448, R.S.No.5 in Nrusimharayapurapu Agraharam, Narava Village, Pendurthi Mandal, Visakahpatnam. In the enquiry held under Section 7 of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1956 the 3rd respondent – the Mandal Revenue Officer, Pendurthi Mandal, Visakhapatnam District issued proceedings in I.A.No.1/91 dated 9.1.1993 holding that the petitioner in W.P.No.20128/2006 and the father of the petitioner in W.P.No.20158/2006 are eligible for ryotwari pattas under Section 10(B) of the Amended Act, 1975 and further by proceedings dated 29.11.1999 the 3rd respondent directed for issuance of the ryotwari patta. The case of the petitioners is that they are in physical possession of the land in question. Now their grievance is that the 5th respondent – Development Commissioner, Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone, Duvvada, Visakhapatnam, at the instance of respondents 1 to 4, is interfering with their possession without any manner of title or possession. 4. No counter affidavit is filed. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that a batch of writ petitions have been filed for the land in T.D.No.3072 Sy.No.448, R.S.Nos.5 and 6) in Nrusimharayapurapu Agraharam, Narava village, Pendurthi Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for the very same relief and this court disposed of W.P.No.4977/2006 by order dated 8.9.2006. Therefore, he sought this court to disposed of the present writ petitions also in terms of the order dated 8.9.2006. 6. Operative portion of the order dated 8.9.2006 in W.P.No.4977/2006 reads as follows: “There shall be status quo as on today in so far as Acs.50-00 of land in T.D.No.3072, Survey No.448 (R.S.Nos.5 and 6) situate at Nrusimharayapurapu Agraharam, Narava village. It shall be open to respondents 1 to 4 to issue notice to the petitioner, obtain explanation from her and take appropriate action in accordance with law. The order of status quo, however, shall not preclude the fifth respondent to proceed with the developmental activity, in the land, which was handed over to them on 25.10.2005. There shall be no order as to costs.” 7. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that in respect of the present land in dispute the petitioners are in possession and the same has not been handed over. 8. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of the counsel for the petitioners and the order dated 8.9.2006 in W.P.No.4977/2006, the present writ petitions are also disposed of with the following direction: “Status quo obtaining as on today insofar as Acs.25-00 of land each, in T.D.No.3072 Inam Patta Survey No.448, R.S.No.5 in Nrusimharayapurapu Agraharam, Narava Village, Pendurthi Mandal Visakhapatnam District. It shall be open to respondents 1 to 4 to issue notice to the petitioners, obtain their explanation and take appropriate action in accordance with law. The order of status quo, however, shall not preclude the 5th respondent to proceed with the developmental activity, if he is in possession. No costs.” AVS -------------------------------- 13—10—2009