IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 12043 of 2008 Between: 1 Koonarapu PochaiahS/o. Narsaiah R/o. Koratla Proper and Mandal Karimnagar District. 2 Sirikonda Lasmaiah S/o. Narsaiah R/o. Koratla Proper and Mandal Karimnagar District. 3 Ruthe Bheemaiah S/o. Bheemaiah R/o. Koratla Proper and Mandal Karimnagar District. .... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Principal Secretary to the Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Karimnagar District, Karimnagar. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) Jagtial Division, Jagtial, Karimnagar District. 4 The Tahsildar, Koratla Mandal, Koratla, Karimnagar District. ...RESPONDENTS 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 issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondents No. 2 to 4 in informing the petitioners to dispossess them from their assigned land each an extent of 1 Acre 4 guntas in Sy.No. 1249 situated at Koratla Proper and Mandal, Karimnagar District without passing any orders considering the explanation submitted by the petitioners dt. 11-4-2008 in pursuance of the notices issued by the respondent No.4 dt. 23-1-2008 as arbitrary illegal, null and void and violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and also violative of the provisions of the Laoni Rules an also violative of the principles of natural justice. Consequently direct the respondents No. 2 to 4 not to dispossess the petitioners from their assigned land until appropriate opportunity of hearing to the petitioners is given and until final orders are passed considering the explanations submitted by the petitioners dt. 11-4- 2008. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.VENUMADHAV Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : Order: Questioning the action of the respondents in trying to dispossess them from the lands in an extent of Ac.1.04 guntas each in Sy.No.1249 situated at Koratla proper and mandal, Karimnagar District without considering their explanation submitted pursuant to the show cause notice issued by respondent No.4 on 23.1.2008, the petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking a direction to respondents 2 to 4 not to dispossess them from their assigned land until final orders are passed on their explanations after giving them appropriate opportunity of hearing. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and at their request the writ petition is taken up for hearing at the admission stage itself. It is the case of the petitioners that their ancestors were assigned an extent of Ac.1.04 guntas of land in Sy.No.1249 situated at Koratla proper and mandal, Karimnagar District on 28.12.1961 as per the Laoni Rules and since then the land has been cultivated by them and that is only their source of livelihood. While so, the 4th respondent – Tahsildar, Koratla Mandal issued notices to the petitioners on 23.1.2008 on the ground that they have not cultivated the land and, therefore, sought to resume the land. To the said show cause notices the petitioners have submitted their explanation. The grievance of the petitioners is that without considering the said explanations, the authorities are trying to dispossess them from the lands in question and hence this writ petition. Since admittedly the petitioners have submitted their explanations to the show cause notices issued by the 4th respondent, it is agreed by the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader to dispose of the writ petition with appropriate directions to the 4th respondent . Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 4th respondent – Tahsildar to consider the explanations submitted by the petitioners to the show cause notices and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law expeditiously and till then, the petitioners shall not be dispossessed from the subject matter of lands. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.12.6.2008 msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Principal Secretary to the Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Karimnagar District, Karimnagar. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) Jagtial Division, Jagtial, Karimnagar District. 4 The Tahsildar, Koratla Mandal, Koratla, Karimnagar District. 5 Two CCs to Govt.Pleader for Revenue, High Court of A.P. Hyd (OUT) 6 Two CD copies.