THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION No.1175 of 2008 Dated:26.08.2010 Between: Afzal Bee and others .. Petitioners And The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District at Lakdi-ka-Pool, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION No.1175 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioners, who are 17 in number, are allegedly in possession of small extents of Government land. They constructed houses. When the Government issued orders extending the scheme of regularization of encroachments by way of dwelling houses in Government lands, vide G.O.Ms.No.1601, dated 29.08.2005, they applied for regularization. They allege that second respondent came to their houses on 11.01.2008 and threatened to dispossess them. Therefore, they filed the instant Writ Petition seeking a mandamus, declaration and direction. The matter is heard today. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment) submits that the applications of the petitioners are pending before the District Regularization Committee constituted as per Paragraph No.9 of the Government Order referred to above. In view of this, the Writ Petition is disposed of, observing that the District Regularization Committee may dispose of the matter as expeditiously as possible in accordance with the said Government Order read with subsequent Government Orders. Till the request of the petitioners is decided by the District Committee, they shall not be dispossessed, if they are in possession of the houses, as alleged, as on today. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________ V.V.S. RAO, J 26.08.2010 KH THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION No.1175 of 2008 Dated:26.08.2010 KH