IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 1694 of 2007 Between: Sanghawaka Girijana Seva Sangham (Reg.No.671 of 2006) 4-74, Sanghavaka Gramam, K.Kottam Post, Kotananduru Mandalam, E.G.District rep., by its President P.Gajjaiah, s/o Chinnaiah, r/o 4-74, Sanghavaka Gramam, K.Kottam Post, Kotananduru Mandalam, East Godavari District. ..... Petitioner AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Mandal Revenue Officer, Kotananduru Mandal, East Godavari District. 3 District Collector, East Godavari District, Rajahmundry. .....Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the case of members of the petitioner's association for issuance of pattas in Sanghawaka Village, Kotananduru Mandal, E.G.District in spite of the fact that the members of the petitioner's association are in possession of the lands as declared by the respondent No.2 in 1991 as unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to issue pattas to the members of the petitioner association as per possession and eligibility. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI K.S.MURTHY, Advocate for the Petitioner, and of the Govt. Pleader for Revenue for the respondents, the Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner, which is a registered Society, allegedly espousing the cause of 119 tribals of Sanghavaka Village, kotanandur Mandal ofeast Godavari Dsitrict, filed the present writ petition inter alia seeking a direction to respondents to issue pattas to its Members in respect of the land, which is allegedly in possession of its members. When the matter came up before this court on 1-02-2007, having regard to the fact that the assignment is given to landless poor person subject to satisfying the conditions of eligibility and availability of land and that the land is not assigned in favour of the petitioner society, observing that all the aggrieved persons claiming pattas/assignment should come on record as petitioners, the matter was adjourned. Thereafter, the matter was listed twice but no application is moved for impleading all those tribals as petitioners. Therefore, two weeks time is granted finally for impleading all the occupants of the land as petitioners, in default of which, the writ petition stands dismissed. Post on 12-03-2007. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Kotananduru Mandal, East Godavari District. 3 The District Collector, East Godavari District, Rajahmundry.( 1 to 3 by RPAD) 4. 2 CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Revenue, High court of A.P.Hyderabad. (O.U.T) 5. One C.C.to Sri K.S.Murthy, Advocate. (OPUC) 6. One spare copy. HIGH COURT VVSR.J. DATED 26-2-2007 POST ON 12-3-2007 ORDER W.P.NO. 1694 OF 2007 DIRECTION BSR DT.27-2-2007 HIGH COURT VVSR.J. DATED 26-2-2007 POST ON 12-3-2007 ORDER W.P.NO. 1694 OF 2007 DIRECTION