IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 16076 of 2008 Between: 1 R.B.Jinender Raj Ranka S/o.Late Sri Bherulala Ranka R/o.H.No.7-2-732, Pot Market, Secunderabad 2 Smt.Kalpana Ranks W/o.Sri R.B.Jinender Raj Ranka R/o.H.No.7-2-732, Pot Market, Secunderabad 3 R.B.Parasmal Jain S/o.late Sri Bherulal Ranka R/o.H.No.7-2-732, Pot Market, Secunderabad ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Mandal Revenue officer, Toopran Mandal Medak District 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer-cum-Land Acquisition Officer, Siddipet, Medak District 3 The District Collector, Medak District Sangareddy .....RESPONDENTS 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 mandmaus or any other appropriate writ order or direction: a. By declaring the action of the respondents in trying to forcibly dispossess the petitioners from their agricultural lands admeasuring Ac.5.01 guntas Ac.6.20 guntas and Ac.5.01 guntas in sY.No.148/2 and Sy.No.86/A all admeasuring Ac.16.22 guntas situated at Kallakal village, Toopran Mandal, Medak District as illegal, and unconstitutional b. to direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners from their agricultural lands admeasuring Ac.5.01 Guntas, Ac.6.20 guntas and Ac.5.01 guntas in SY.No.148/2 and Sy.No.86/A all admeasuring Ac.16.22 guntas situated at Kallakal village, Toopran Mandal, Medak District without initiating land acquisition proceedings. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.WASIM AHMED KHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 16076 of 2008 O R D E R: The petitioners herein claim to be the owners and possessors of different extents of land situated in Sy.Nos.148/2 and Sy.No.86/A of Kallakal village, Toopran Mandal, Medak District. This writ petition is filed alleging that the respondents herein are attempting to interfere with the possession of the petitioners in respect of the said land on the ground that the same is required for a public purpose. The petitioners contend that since no proceedings have been initiated under any statute for acquisition of the land, the action of the respondents in attempting to dispossess the petitioners is arbitrary and illegal. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondents and having regard to the specific allegations made by the petitioners, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioners in respect of the land in question without following due process of law. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date:25-07-2008 KLP