IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE 10th DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.2276 OF 2005 Between: Devarapalli Maisaiah. … Petitioner And The Collector, Machilipatnam and others … Respondents This Court made the following: HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.2276 OF 2005 ORDER: - This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent Nos.1 and 2 in not handing over the land in an extent of Ac.5-00 in R.S.No.190 of Devarapally village, Thotlavalluru Mandal, Krishna District allotted to the petitioner by virtue of the proceedings in D.Dis.No.6348 of 1997, dated 17.10.1997 of the District Collector, Krishna District, which was occupied by respondent Nos.3 and 4 forcibly. It is the case of the petitioner that as early as on 17.10.1997, in file No.D.Dis.No.6348 of 1997, the District Collector, Krishna District at Machilipatnam-respondent No.1 recommended for granting lease of lanka lands in R.S.No.190 of Devarapally village, Thotlavalluru mandal in an extent of Ac.5-00 in favour of the petitioner. Though Ac.5-00 of land is granted for ek saal lease, the petitioner is able to cultivate only Acs.3-00 and the rest of the land is being occupied and is cultivated by the neighbouring ek saal cultivators i.e., respondent Nos.3 and 4 herein. In spite of the repeated requests made by the petitioner, the official respondents have not shown the remaining Acs.2-00 of land nor they have evicted the illegal occupants and handed over the same to the petitioner for the purpose of cultivation. The respondents have not filed any counter. Under those circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits, respondent Nos.1 and 2 are directed to identify the remaining extent of Acs.2-00, which were granted as ek saal lease in favour of the petitioner under the proceedings, dated 17.10.1997, and pass appropriate orders as per law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ C.V.RAMULU, J December 10, 2010 lmv