THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.5453 of 2010 17.03.2010 Between: Gadi Varalaxmi and others ….Petitioners AND The Government of A.P., rep.by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.5453 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioners who are fifteen in number complain that third respondent is trying to dispossess the petitioners from the allotted plots without following due process of law. It is the case of the petitioners that all of them belong to below poverty line category. They were granted pattas in 1998-1999 in respect of lands comprised in survey No.300/P situated at Palakonda village in Srikakulam District. On 27.01.2010, subordinates from the Office of third respondent tried to remove the huts, which was successfully resisted by petitioners. Thereafter, they gave a representation on 28.01.2010. As threat of dispossession persists, they filed the writ petition. Counsel for petitioner submits that third respondent informed the petitioners about non-construction of pucca houses in the plots allotted to petitioners. This Court on perusal of the house site pattas is of considered opinion that there is no such requirement. What all condition No.2 of assignment stipulates is that the assignee should construct a house within a period of twelve months from the date of assignment. The house to be constructed need not be always pucca house especially when the house site is allotted/assigned to a person below poverty line. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of observing that unless and until the third respondent initiates necessary action for cancellation of pattas, petitioners cannot be dispossessed in contravention of the Rules from the respective house sites. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 17.03.2010 Pln