THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1488 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners claim to have purchased land in R.S.No.5 of Mallavalli Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District on 02.06.2006 and 14.07.2008. According to them, later enquiries revealed that the land purchased by them is in R.S.No.11 and steps have been taken for necessary corrections in this regard. The Joint Collector, Krishna, the first respondent herein, is said to have ordered enquiry into the matter as to whether the petitioners are in possession of any Government land and on finding that the land in R.S.No.11 belongs to the Government and the petitioners are unauthorized occupants thereof, he instructed the subordinates to evict them. The petitioners contend that even assuming that they have encroached into the Government land, they cannot be evicted, unless proceedings under the Andhra Pradesh Land Encroachment Act, 1905 (for short ‘the Act’) are initiated. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents. In categorical terms, the petitioners state that since they purchased the land in R.S.No.5, they could be in possession of the land in that survey number and obviously, not the land in other survey numbers. They admit that they are not in possession of the land in R.S.No.11, which belongs to the Government. Even if these facts are not contradicted, the petitioners can be evicted only after notice under the Act is issued. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the respondents shall follow the procedure under the Act before any steps are taken against the petitioners. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J 1st FEBRUARY, 2010. Note: issue c.c. in one week. kvni