IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8915 of 2008 Between: Suresh Kumar Chordia, S/o. Moti Chand Chordia R/o. Plot No.50, Gunrock Enclave, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Tahsildar, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Mandal Revenue Inspector, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Surveyor, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy 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 to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondents in interfering with the possession of the Petitioner in resepect of plot Nos.52 and 53 in layout 405/70 in Sy.No.10, 11, 12 and 16 of Hasmathpet Village, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art. 300-A of the Constitution of India and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 8915 of 2008 Order: The petitioner claims to be purchaser of Plots bearing Nos. 52 and 53 in layout No. 405/70, situated in Survey Nos.10, 11,12 and 16 of Hasmathpet village, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, under registered sale deed dated 13.05.1996. The grievance of the petitioner is that when he started covering the boundaries of the said plots with ballies and plastic sheets, the respondents, without following the due process of law, are trying to interfere with his possession and demolish the structures made by him over the said plots. Hence, he filed the present writ petition. When the matter is taken up for admission, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue has produced a Map and submitted that since the petitioner is encroaching the land in Survey No.1 of Hasmathpet village, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, which is a Government land, they are preventing the petitioner from making any constructions therein. He further submitted that they are going to issue notices to the petitioner under the Land Encroachment Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though the petitioner purchased the property in question for valuable consideration under registered sale deed, and since the same is not an assigned land, the respondents have demolished the structures made by the petitioner over the plots in question, and therefore, he wants to file a suit for damages against the respondents in an appropriate Civil Court. He is always at liberty to do so, if the law permits. However, in view of the statement made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: In the event the respondents intend to take any further action with regard to plots in question, they shall do so only after following the due process of law. The petitioner is at liberty to put forth his case and prove his title over the plots in question. Till then, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained by the parties. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 24.04.2008 Nsr