THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24987 of 2010 Dated 06th October, 2010 Between: Yellamraju and others …Petitioners And The District Collector and others. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Mr. V. Narayana Reddy Counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2: Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue Counsel for Respondent Nos.3 and 4: Smt. Ch. Vedavani Standing Counsel for Mandal Parishads and Zilla Parishads –Rayalaseema Area The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioners claimed to be in possession of Acs.2.00 each in Survey No.96 of Lingasamudram Village, Sydhapuram Mandal, SPSR Nellore District, for a long time. They have pleaded that they have acquired sivaijamadar rights over the said land. It is the further pleaded case of the petitioners that on 15.09.2009, they have made representations to respondent Nos.1 and 2 for grant of assignment in recognition of their sivaijamadar rights under the provisions of the Board Standing Orders. The grievance of the petitioners is that pending consideration of their representations, respondent No.4 has got a tom-tom announced in the Village cautioning the petitioners and other similarly situated persons against entering the lands in their occupation stating that if they do so, civil and criminal action will be initiated against them. The petitioners, therefore, filed the present writ petition for a Mandamus to direct respondent Nos.1 and 2 to consider their claim for assignment of land in their occupation. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignments) appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Under the Board Standing Orders, the unobjectionable lands can be assigned to eligible persons for agricultural purposes. The persons, who are in long standing possession, are recognised as sivaijamadars and the said Standing Orders recognise their rights for preference among the eligible landless poor persons for grant of assignment. If indeed the petitioners are in possession of the land and the same is unobjectionable for grant of assignment, I do not find any reason why respondent Nos.1 and 2 are not considering their claim for grant of assignment. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent Nos.1 and 2 to consider the petitioners’ claim for grant of assignment in respect of the lands in their occupation in the light of the Board Standing Orders, pass appropriate orders and communicate the same to the petitioners. Till then, the petitioners shall not be dispossessed from the lands in their occupation. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.31947 of 2010 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 06th October, 2010 GHN