THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27678 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners are mother and son and they claim to be in occupation of house bearing No.1-60/30/223/135 situated at Anjaiah Nagar, Gachibowli village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. According to them, they have been in possession and enjoyment of the house bearing No.1-60/30/223/135 admeasuring 120 square yards since 20 years. They also claim that they have been paying electricity bills and water bills relating to the said house. In the year 1993 they approached the Mandal Revenue Officer, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District for protection, when some unsocial elements tried to dispossess them. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Serilingampally Mandal, forwarded their representation to Chandanagar Police Station on 31.12.1993. While so, the 4th respondent issued notice under Section 7 of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905 directing the petitioners to vacate the site within two days. Hence this writ petition seeking Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents on the representations dated 05.09.2006 and 19.05.2010 as arbitrary and illegal. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and perused the material placed on record. Indisputably, the 4th respondent issued notice dated 04.10.2011 under Section 7 of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905. Section 7 of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905, reads as under: “7.Prior notice to person in occupation: Before taking proceedings under Section 5 or Section 6 the Collector or Tahsildar, or Deputy Tahsildar, as the case may be, shall cause to be served on the person reputed to be in unauthorised occupation of land being the property of Government, a notice specifying the land so occupied and calling on him to show cause before a certain date why he should not be proceeded against under Section 5 or Section 6. Such notice shall be served in the manner prescribed in Section 25 of the Andhra Pradesh Revenue Recovery Act, 1864, (Act II of 1864) or in such other manner as the State Government by rules or order under Section 8 may direct”. It is virtually a show cause notice to the person in occupation of the premises to explain as to why he shall not be evicted. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioners to submit their explanation to the notice issued under Section 7 of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905 within a week. Till the proceedings are concluded under the provisions of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act, there shall be status- quo existing as on this date. ___________________________ JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY Date:07.10.2011 Note: Issue C.C. by Monday. (B/o.) INL/RNS