IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 23888 of 2008 Between: 1 Janga Muthenna, S/o. Muthenna, R/o. Gummiryal Village, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. 2 Smt. Shivarahri. Laxmi, W/o. Ashok, R/o. Gummiryal Village, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. 3 Smt. Talari Raju, W/o. Rajanna, R/o. Gummiryal Village, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. 4 Smt. Rotte Devaraju, W/o. Gangaram, R/o. Gummiryal Village, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. 5 Eleti Chinna Bhoomanna, S/o. Linganna, R/o. Gummiryal Village, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. 6 Smt. Eleti Vasantha, W/o. Late Sanjeev, R/o. Gummiryal Village, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. 7 Smt. Baddam Sathevva, W/o. Rajanna, R/o. Gummiryal Village, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. 8 Smt. Gaduchanda Mariya, W/o. Babu Roa, R/o. Gummiryal Village, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. 9 Domala Vittal, S/o. Bhoomaiah, R/o. Gummiryal Village, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. 10 Bolli Rajalingu, D/o. Late Rajanna, R/o. Gummiryal Village, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. 11 Nyatha Pedda Yellaiah, S/o. Linganna, R/o. Gummiryal Village, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. 12 Smt. Beerkula Laxmi, W/o. Shanker, R/o. Gummiryal Village, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. 13 Smt. Gaduchanda Raja Gangu, W/o. Late Pedda Swamy, R/o. Gummiryal Village, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Mandal Revenue Officer, Morthad Mandal, Morthad, Nizamabad District. .....RESPONDENT 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 an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondent in informing through mike set in the Village Gummiryal, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District that he is going to dispossess the petitioners from their respectiveagricultural lands admeasuring 0.23 guntas in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 1, 0.29 guntas in Sy.No. 9 of the petitioner No. 2, 0.28 guntas in Sy.No. 9 of the petitioner No. 3, 0.28 guntas in Sy.No. 9 of the petitioner No. 4, 0.23 guntas in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 5, 0.23 guntas in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 6, 0.22 guntas in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 7, 0.23 guntas in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 8, 0.23 guntas in in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 9, 0.29 guntas in Sy.No. 9 of the petitioner No. 10, 0.29 guntas in Sy.No. 9 of the petitioner No. 11, 0.28 guntas in Sy.No. 9 of the petitioner No. 12, 0.23 guntas in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 13, situated at Gummiryal, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District, arbitrary, illegal, null and void and violative of the principles of natural justice and also violatve of the Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the constitution of India, consequently direct the respondent authority not to dispossess the petitioners from their agricultural land admeasuring 0.23 guntas in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 1, 0.29 guntas in Sy.No. 9 of the petitioner No. 2, 0.28 guntas in Sy.No. 9 of the petitioner No. 3, 0.28 guntas in Sy.No. 9 of the petitioner No. 3, 0.28 guntas in Sy.No. 9 of the petitioner No. 4, 0.23 guntas in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 5, 0.23 guntas in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 6, 0.22 guntas in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 7, 0.23 guntas in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 8, 0.23 guntas in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 9, 0.29 guntas in Sy.No. 9 of the petitioner No. 10, 0.29 guntas in Sy.No. 9 of the petitioner No. 12, 0.23 guntas in Sy.No. 12 of the petitioner No. 13 situated at Gummiryal, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.VENUMADHAV Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : Oral order: The 13 petitioners have filed this writ petition apprehending dispossession on the basis of what they allege is a public announcement made by the respondent in the Village that they will be dispossessed of the several extents of land of which they are in possession in the village Gummiryal, Morthad Mandal, Nizamabad District. The petitioners allege that the respondent has neither the competence nor has initiated any lawful steps to dispossess them from their lands. The petitioners claim that they were assigned the lands and issued pattadar pass books and title deeds in respect of the assigned lands in 2001. Notice before admission was ordered on 3-11-2008. When the matter is taken up today, though no counter-affidavit is filed, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue states on instructions from the respondent, that no steps have been taken by the respondent for dispossessing the petitioners. The learned Government Pleader also states that the allegations in the writ petition that the respondent had made a public announcement in the village to dispossess the petitioners, is denied. In the circumstances above, no cause of action arises. The writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ________________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 28th April, 2009. GRR