THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15456 of 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed with the prayer, which reads as under: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one under Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents not to deal the property of the petitioner situate in R.S.No.356/3 of Pedasanagantipalem, Movva Mandal of Krishna District being an extent of Ac.0.52 cents and Ac.0.08 cents in any manner without issuing land acquisition proceedings, declaring the action of the respondents as illegal and ultra vires to the provisions of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India.” It is the grievance of the petitioner that though he is the owner and possessor of aforesaid land by virtue of a registered gift deed, dated 08.09.1969 vide document No.1812 of 1960, the respondents are trying to dispossess him for the purpose of widening the road without initiating proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’). It is submitted that as the property referred to above is a private property of the petitioner, he cannot be deprived of the same for any public purpose without initiating proceedings under the Act. At the stage of admission, this Court by order, dated 18.07.2008, directed the respondents to maintain status quo with regard to possession. Though the Writ Petition is of 2008, counter-affidavit is not filed but when the matter is taken up today, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondents 1 to 3 placed before this Court a copy of letter, dated 11.08.2011, bearing Rc.B.315/2009, addressed by the Tahsildar (F.A.C.), Movva, to the learned Government Pleader for Revenue, and submitted that an extent of Ac.1.02 cents covered by R.S.No.356/3 is a patta land as per Village revenue records and Fair Adangal of Pedasanagallu Village of Movva Mandal and out of the said extent, Ac.0.72 cents of land is in possession and enjoyment of the petitioner and remaining Ac.0.30 cents of land is in possession and enjoyment of Sri Kollipara Venkatapathi Rao. It is also submitted that as the land owned by the petitioner is the private patta land, the Collector, Krishna District, issued instructions in Fax Message vide Rc.G4.1345/2008, dated 18.08.2008, not to enter into the same. In that view of the matter, as much as it is not in dispute that the land is a private patta land, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the land in question. It is made clear that if such land is required for public purpose, this order will not preclude the respondents from taking steps in accordance with law. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 17th AUGUST, 2011. kvni