THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.5714 of 2008 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. Today, though W.P.M.P.No.7414 of 2008 and W.V.M.P.No.2075 of 2008 are listed under the caption ‘for Interlocutory’, the writ petition itself is taken up for disposal, at the request of the learned counsel on either side. This writ petition is filed seeking a direction by way of Mandamus to declare the action of the 3rd respondent in threatening to dispossess the petitioner from the land admeasuring Ac.16.00 in Sy.No.790 (old Sy.No.346) of Koduru village, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, as illegal and arbitrary. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the petitioner claims that initially his father was in possession of the land to an extent of Ac.16.00 in Sy.No.790 (old Sy.No.346) of Koduru village, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, and after the demise of his father, his mother was in possession of the said property and subsequently, he succeeded possession over the land in question. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has been in possession of the property for a long time and perfected his title by adverse possession, the respondents are taking steps to dispossess him without following due process of law. The respondents filed a detailed counter affidavit, wherein, while denying various allegation made by the petitioner, it is stated that the land covered by Sy.No.346 of G.Koduru village of Makavarapalem Mandal is classified as Government poramboke (Hill poramboke) as per the revenue records and it was sub-divided into Sy.Nos.771 to 791 in the year 1981. It is further stated that the land to an extent of Ac.162.16 covered by the said sub-divided survey numbers was assigned to the landless poor. It is also stated that the land in new survey number 790 (carved out from old Sy.No.346) admeasuring Ac.5.00 was assigned in favour of one Adavi Satyanarayana s/o. Gangaraju, but when he has violated the conditions of grant and sold away the same to third party, an order was passed resuming the land vide proceedings dated 30.08.2007 issued in Rc.No.220/07/A. It is further categorically stated that the petitioner is in no way concerned with the land. The respondents have categorically denied the petitioner’s possession over the land in question. Learned counsel for the petitioner has vehemently argued that though the relevant entries in the Revenue records show that the petitioner is in possession of the subject land, the respondents have simply denied the possession of the petitioner. He placed a copy of the extract of the land register before this Court. A perusal of the xerox copy of the extract of the land register that is placed before this Court clearly shows that the relevant entries therein are tampered. Since it is not in dispute that the land in question is the Government land and the petitioner’s possession over the said land is denied by the respondents, the relief as sought in this writ petition cannot be granted. Thus, I do not find any merit in the writ petition and the writ petition is liable to be dismissed. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY 28.06.2011 v v