HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4045 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner states that the Polimera Donka, which is in Survey No.142 of Mukthinutalapadu Village, is the only access to the farmers in Ongole rural. He states that in the recent past, certain unauthorised encroachments have taken place in the donka and the encroachers are blocking the access to the fields of the farmers. The petitioner and a fairly large number of farmers submitted a representation, dated 29.01.2007, before the District Collector, Ongole, 1st respondent herein, with a request to clear the encroachments. His grievance is that no action has been taken thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Whatever may be the stand or attitude of the Government towards the encroachments over the Government land, they are supposed to preserve the roads and passages. If they are permitted to be encroached, there would not be any access to the owners of the properties at the other end. In a way, any lapse in this regard would reflect the absence of any system or governance, and of failure on the part of the State. There cannot be any justification for the indifference exhibited by the respondents to such blatant acts. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to ensure that no donka or public passage is occupied by encroachers and to remove the encroachments, duly following the procedure prescribed by law. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 16.03.2009 JSU HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4045 of 2009 Date: 06.03.2009 JSU