IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.13381 OF 2004 WRIT PETITION No.13378 OF 2004 WRIT PETITION No.13394 OF 2004 AND WRIT PETITION No.13390 OF 2004 In WRIT PETITION NO : 13381 of 2004 Between: 1 Ponaganti Yugandhar, S/o. Suryanarayana, R/o. Nagupalli Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. 2 Ponaganti Laxminarayana, S/o. Venkateswara Rao, R/o. Nagupalli Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. 3 Ponaganti Malliah, S/o. Narsaiah, R/o. Nagupalli Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 A.P. Bhoodan Yagna Board, Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad, rep by its Secretary 2 A.P. Bhoodan Yagna Board, Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam 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 issue writ or order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent Board in issuing proceedings No. B/411/2003-98-99 dated 05-03-2004 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere into the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners over an extent of Ac.11.23 guntas in S.No. 454/23/71/WOO of Nagupally Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR. BADANA.BHASKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR REVENUE In WRIT PETITION NO : 13378 of 2004 Between: 1 Nandyala Lakshminarayana Reddy, S/o.Venkata Reddy, R/o.Nagupalli Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam Dist. 2 Nandyala Srinivasa Reddy, S/o.Venkata Reddy, R/o.Nagupalli Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam Dist. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 A.P.Bhoodan Yagna Board, Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad. 2 A.P.Bhoodan Yagna Board, Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad. 3 The Mandla Revenue officer, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam Dist. .....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 issue writ or order or direction more in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent board in issuing proceedings No.B/411 /2003-98-99 dated 05-03-2004 as illegal and arbitrary and consequentially direct the respondents not to interfere into the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners over an extent of A.c.9.13 guntas in S.No.454/23/ 71/WOO of Nagupally village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR. BADANA.BHASKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR REVENUE In WRIT PETITION NO : 13394 of 2004 Between: 1 Cheekati Rama Rao, s/o Dharmaiah, r/o Nagupalli Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. 2 Cheekati Prasada Rao, s/o Gopaiah, r/o Nagupalli Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. 3 Cheekati Muthaiah, s/o Satyanarayana, r/o Nagupalli Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. 4 Cheekati Lakshmaiah, s/o Gopaiah, r/o Nagupalli Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. 5 Cheekati Koteswara Rao, s/o Dharmaiah, r/o Nagupalli Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 A.P.Boodan Yagna Board, Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad rep., by its Secretary. 2 A.P.Bhoodan Yagna Board, Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad. 3 The Mandal REvenue Officer, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam 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 issue writ or order or direction more in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent board in issuing proceedings No.B/411/2003-98-99 dated 05-03-2004 as illegal and arbitrary and consequentially direct the respondents not to interfere into the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners over an extent of Ac.17.10 guntas in S.no.454/23/71/WOO of Nagupally Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR. BADANA.BHASKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR REVENUE A N D In WRIT PETITION NO : 13390 of 2004 Between: 1 Juvva Veeraiah, S/o Kondaiah, R/o Ngupalli Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District 2 Juvva Krishnaiah, S/o Kondaiah, R/o Ngupalli Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 A.P.Bhoodan Yagna Board, Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad rep.by its Secretary 2 A.P.Bhoodan Yagna Board, Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam 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 issue Writ or Order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent Board in issuing proceedings No.B/411/2003-98-99 dated 05-03-2004 as illegal and arbitrary and consequentially direct the respondents not to interfere into the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners over an extent of Ac.8.07 guntas in s.No.454/23/71/WOO of Nagupally Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR. BADANA.BHASKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following common order : . THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.13381 OF 2004 WRIT PETITION No.13378 OF 2004 WRIT PETITION No.13394 OF 2004 AND WRIT PETITION No.13390 OF 2004 COMMON ORDER : All these writ petitions are filed with a common prayer declaring the proceedings of the A.P. Bhoodan Yagna Board, dated 5.3.2004 thereby cancelling the possession certificates issued in favour of the petitioners in respect of different extents of land situated in Nagupalli Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District as arbitrary and illegal. When the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned Counsel for the petitioners has brought to the notice of this Court that W.P.No.13270 of 2004 which was filed by similarly situated persons challenging the very same proceedings dated 5.3.2004 was dismissed by this Court by order dated 01.05.2008 observing that the petitioners are at liberty to canvass their entitlement to the lands in question before the appropriate authority or forum to support their possession. The conclusion arrived at by this Court in W.P.No.13270 of 2004 is squarely applicable to the cases on hand since the petitioners herein also stand on the same footing. Accordingly, following the order in W.P.No.13270 of 2004, all these writ petitions are dismissed. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 25.11.2008 gbs