THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH W.P.No. 27237; 27238; 27239; 27240; 27241; 27242; 27243; 27244; 27245; 27246; 27247 and 27248 of 2007 Dated: 15-02-2008 W.P.No. 27237 of 2007 and batch Between:- Sri Perucherla Sivannarayana Raju ..Petitioner And District Collector, Visakhapatnam and others. ..Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH W.P.No. 27237; 27238; 27239; 27240; 27241; 27242; 27243; 27244; 27245; 27246; 27247 and 27248 of 2007 :C O M M O N O R D E R: It is the case of the petitioners that the petitioners have been granted Ryotwari Pattas in the year 1982 under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1956 (for short ‘the Act’) in respect of various extents shown in the table below. Sl.No. Writ petition No. Name of the Petitioner Extent Ac. Cents. Survey No. Situated at 01 27237/07 Perucherla Sivannarayana Raju 0-37 86 B, Plot No.185/JT/1 Kotha Gajuwaka, Vishakapatnam 02 27238/07 Smt. Kada Lakshmi. 0-28 86 B, Plot No.185/JT/6 --do-- 03 27239/07 Smt. Ventipalli Sulochana 0-34 86 B, Plot No. 185/JT/11 --do-- 04 27240/07 Mulagaleti Satya Rao 0-37 86 B, Plot No.185/JT/12 --do-- 05 27241/07 Koripella Pullaya 0-24 86 B, Plot No. 185/JT/2 --do-- 06 27242/07 Polupalli Dharma Raju 0-28 86 B, Plot No.185/JT/3 --do-- 07 27243/07 Smt. Tipirneni Ratna Kumari 0-37 86 B, Plot No.185/JT/5/1 --do-- 08 27244/07 Smt. Ganni Mangayama 0-25 86 B, Plot No.185/JT/7 --do-- 09 27245/07 Smt. Tipirneni Ratna Kumari 0-37 86 B, Plot No.185/JT/4 --do-- 10 27246/07 Smt. Koripella Bullamma 0-37 86 B, Plot No.185/JT/9 --do-- 11 27247/07 Matta Baburao 0-37 86 B, Plot No.185/JT/8 --do-- 12 27248/07 Smt. Koripella Satyaveni 0-37 86 B, Plot No. 185/JT/10 --do-- It is the case of the petitioners that after the grant of pattas, they have been enjoying the said property as the absolute owners and possessors from 1982 onwards without any obstruction. It is stated that the said pattas have been granted after conducting inquiry under Section 4 of the Act. While so, the official respondents came to the lands of the petitioners and started cutting the trees and marking the subject lands highhandedly without any manner of right with a view to use the land for the purpose of construction and allotment of houses to weaker sections. The petitioners got issued a legal notice and requested them to desist from resorting to such an action. Even after receipt of notice, the officials of the respondents came to the subject lands and attempted to continue their unlawful action. Therefore, the petitioners filed the writ petitions seeking direction to the respondents not to interfere with the lands of the petitioners in any manner. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents filed a common counter in W.P.No. 27237 of 2007 and batch. It is the case of the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents that as against various orders granting Ryotwari Pattas by the Special Deputy Tahsildar, (Inams), Vishakapatnam in respect of land in survey Nos. 4, 86 and 87, nearly 310 appeals under Section 7 (2) of the Act have been filed before the Revenue Divisional Officer (Revenue Court, Vishakapatnam) contending that the lands in survey Nos.4, 86 and 87 of Gajuwaka village are poramboku and therefore, those lands are vested in the Government under Section 2 (a) of the Act and the Revenue Divisional Officer, Vishakapatnam allowed the appeals in AIA 16 of 1993 dated 30-06-1994. A perusal of various orders said to have been set aside by the order dated 30-06-1994 in A.I.A.No. 16 of 1993 on the file of Revenue Divisional Officer (Revenue Courts), Vishakapatnam goes to show that none of the Ryotwari Pattas issued in respect of the petitioners in this batch of writ petitions have been cancelled. Their names have not been found in the common appellate order 30-06-1994 also. If that be so, I am of the opinion that without cancelling the ryotwari pattas granted in favour of the petitioners in accordance with law, the possession of the petitioners cannot be interfered with in any manner. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petitions are allowed as prayed for. However, it is open for the respondents to follow due process of law for taking appropriate action. Accordingly, the writ petitions are allowed. No costs. ________________ V. ESWARAIAH, J Dated: 15-02-2008 Pvks/*