IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 12635 of 2008 Between: Kuruba Kondanna S/o. Guruvanna R/o. Kurugunta Village, Anantapur Mandal, Anantapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer,Anantapur Anantapur District. 3 The Tahsildar, Anantapur Mandal, Anantapur 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 an appropriate writ order or direction more one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in seeking to acquire the lands for House sites under Indiramma Scheme in Sy.no. 129/4 and 90/3 in an extent of Ac. 5-00 cents and Ac.0-55 cents in Kurugunta Village, Anantapur Mandal, Anantapur District without following procedure established under Land Acquisition Act is illegal, arbitrary, contrary to Article 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the Schedule land in Sy.No. 129/4 and 90/3 in an extent of Ac.5-00 cents in Kurugunta Village, Anantapur Mandal, Anantawpur District without following due process of law in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI Writ Petition No.12635 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner herein claim to be the owner and possessor of lands situated in Survey Nos.129/4 to an extent of Acs.5.00 cents and in Survey No.90/3 to an extent of Acs.0.55 cents of Kurugunta Village, Anantapur Mandal, Anantapur District. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the alleged action of the third respondent in seeking to dispossess the petitioner from the above said lands purportedly for the purpose of allotment of house sites under Indiramma Scheme. It is alleged that no steps have been taken at any point of time by the respondents for acquiring the lands in question and the respondents are attempting to disposses`s the petitioner high-handedly. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondents, and having regard to the nature of the allegations made, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the dispossession of the petitioner in respect of the lands in question without following due process of law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ 18.06.2008 Note: Communicate the operative portion by wire at party’s costs. (b/o) VGB