IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 10177 of 2008 Between: 1 Gunji Venkata Subbamma W/o.late Venkateswarlu R/o.Marlapadu Village, Tangutur Mandal, Prakasam District. 2 Gunji Venkata Rao S/o. Venkateswarlu R/o.Marlapadu Village, Tangutur Mandal, Prakasam District. 3 Gunji Venkata Narayana @ Venkatanarayanaswamy S/o. Venkateswarlu R/o.Marlapadu Village, Tangutur Mandal, Prakasam District. 4 Gunji Srinivasa Rao S/o. Venkateswarlu R/o.Marlapadu Village, Tangutur Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole. 2 The Tahsildar Tangutur Mandal, Prakasam District. 3 Grampanchayat, Konijedu rep. by its Sarpanch, Konijedu Village, Tangutur Mandal, Prakasam District. 4 Battala Anjaiah S/o.Venkateswarlu R/o.Chirala now at present Marlapadu, Village, Tangutur Mandal, Prakasam District. 5 Thanniru Mukkanti S/o.China Kondaiah R/o.Knijedu, Tangutur Mandal, Prakasam District. 6 Kunchala Kondaiah S/o.Kondaiah R/o. Marlapadu, Village, Tangutur Mandal, Prakasam 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in proceeding to cut the trees which are in petitioners land without passing any orders on petitioners representation dt. 26.4.2008 as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction and consequently direct the respondents to demarcate the boundaries between Sy.No.89 ad 90/2 of Konijedu Village, Tangutur Mandal, Prakasam District. and to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.I.GOPAL REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P.NO. 10177 OF 2008 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the official respondents. The grievance of the petitioners is that they are the owners and possessors of the patta land in an extent of Ac.3-16 cents in Sy.No. 90/2 of Konijedu village, Tangutur Mandal, Prakasam District and their ancestors raised Palmyra trees as a fence in order to protect their land from vagu. 2nd respondent-Tahasildar issued an order on 11.1.2008 for auctioning the Palmyra trees in Sy.Nos. 89, 111/1, 112/2 and 112 of Konijedu village. By virtue of this order, the respondents are trying to cut the trees in the land of the petitioners, although their land is not covered by the said order. The petitioners gave a representation on 26.4.2008 to the 2nd respondent to this effect and also for demarcation of the land. But without considering the representation, the respondents are trying to cut the trees in the land of the petitioners. In the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission directing the official respondents to consider and dispose of the representation dated 26.4.2008 given by the petitioners in accordance with law, expeditiously. Till the representation is decided by the official respondents, status quo shall be maintained with respect to the Palmyra trees in the land of the petitioner. No order as to costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J Dt. 2.5.2008 KR To 1 The District Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole. 2 The Tahsildar Tangutur Mandal, Prakasam District. 3. 2 CCs to GP for Revenue, 4. 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KURR}