IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 5277 of 2005 Between: N.Shankaraiah, s/o late N.Rajaiah, r/o H.No.1-90, Gajularamaram Village, Qutubullapur Municipality and Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh rep., by Secretary (Revenue), Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, East Division, Kattalmandi, Hyderabad. 4 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Qutubullapur Mandal, R.R.District. .....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 issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to regularize the occupation of land in Sy.No.329/1 admeasuring Ac.1.00 adjoining and in continuation of the patta land of the petitioners in Sy.No.331 of Gajularamaram Village on payment of market value and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.RAVINDER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition itself is taken up as it involves a very limited issue. The writ petition is filed for a direction to the respondents to regularize the petitioner’s occupation over the land in survey No. 329/1 in an extent of Ac.1-00 adjoining his pattaland in survey No.331 of Gajularamaram village, Qutubullapur Municipality and mandal, Ranga Reddy district on payment of market value. According to the petitioner his joint family purchased land in an extent of Ac.01-36 guntas in survey No. 331 of the village by a registered sale deed No. 428 of 1966. The petitioner was also granted ‘Occupancy Rights Certificate’ under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh (T.A.) Abolition of Inams Act, 1955 by a proceeding No. J/1858/98 dated 15-05-1998. According to the petitioner, his family is in “possession” of ‘Poramboku land’ in survey No. 329/1 in an extent of Ac.01-00 guntas which is to the north of the pattaland of the petitioner, for over forty years and the members of the petitioner’s family are cultivating the said land. The petitioner sates that he has four sons and belongs to the Backward Class of Gouda Community and in the light of these facts he had made an application on 16-02-2005 for regularization of his occupation of the Government Poramboku land in survey 329/1 in an extent of Ac.01-00 of the village. The petitioner further alleges that the fourth respondent is trying to allot the land to others. Hence the writ petition. Neither in the accompanying affidavit nor otherwise the petitioner has established any legal right to what is claimed to be ‘regularization of the land’. The petitioner also does not assert or establish how long occupation of government land admittedly as an encroacher would entitle regularization. In the circumstances above, the claim of the petitioner is seen to have no legal basis. The writ petition is misconceived and is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 15-04-2008 Pvks/*