IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5745 of 2008 Between: Sri Radhakrishna Sheeps,Goats Breading Welfare Society, Koturu,Chodavaram,Visakhapatnam District. rep by its President, Vommi Sanyasi, S/o.Ramaswamy,Hindu, Yadava, aged 52 years, R/o.Kothuru, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District.Visakhapatnam. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam. 3 The Tahsildar, Chodavaram Post,Visakhapatnam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents herein in not passing orders by allotting 100 acres dry Kondaporamboke land (Gobhanjari) situated in Survey Nos. 1 and 2 of Kothuru H/o.Jannavaram,Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District in favour of the petitioner society in terms of G.O.Ms.No.559, dated 9-7-1996 and on the representation dated 22-1-2008 as being illegal, unjust, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitutuion of India, and be pleased to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.V.BHAGIRATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5745 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not allotting land to an extent of Ac.100.00 in survey Nos. 1 and 2 of Kothuru, Jannavaram, Chodavaram mandal, Visakapatnam in favour of the petitioner society in terms of G.O.ms No. 559 dated 9.7.1996, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner herein is a registered society having 154 members, who belong to “Yadava” community and eking out their livelihood by grazing sheeps and goats in Kondaporamboke (Gobhanjari) land admeasuring Ac.100.00 in survey Nos. 1 and 2, Kothuru, Jannavaram, Visakapatnam. The petitioner society made a representation dated 22.1.2008 to the respondents requesting to allot the said land to the society for the purpose of grazing the sheeps in terms of G.O.Ms.No. 559 Revenue (ASN.I) Department dated 9.7.1996 and the same is pending. It is also stated that the Gram Panchayat of Jannavaram has passed a resolution dated 25.8.1998 to allot the subject land to the petitioner society and the member of legislative assembly of Chodavaram constituency has also addressed letter dated 25.10.2007 to the respondents to allot the subject land to the petitioner society. Since, no further action is taken in the matter, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. Both counsel agreed for disposal of the writ petition at the admission stage with a direction for expeditious disposal of the representation of the petitioner society. Since the representation of the petitioner society dated 22.1.2008 is pending consideration with the respondents and in view of the agreed stand taken by both the counsel, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the first respondent-District Collector, Visakapatnam to consider the representation of the petitioner society and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, expeditiously. Till such time, respondents are directed not allot the subject land to third parties. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE: 18.3.2008 TVK ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{LS} THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5745 of 2008 Date: 18.3.2008