IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 1497 of 2010 Between: Chundru Rama Lakshmi and others. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Superintendent of Police, East Godavari, Kakinada and others. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 1497 of 2010 ORDER : Originally, an extent of Ac.0.40 cents situated in Sy. No.171/3 and 180/2 of Chandredu village, Rangampeta Mandal, East Godavari District, was used by the womenfolk of the village as public toilets. Thereafter, after abolition of said Public Manual Scavenging System, pucca toilets were constructed and in that view of the matter, the petitioners occupied the said land, raised huts and started living. Though the said fact is known to the village officials including the police, they never obstructed and suddenly the respondents-police officials started interfering with the petitioners’ possession and are directing them to vacate the land in question, and hence, they approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Home and perused the record. 3. It is not known as to whether the land in question is belonging to the Government or the petitioners. Even if it is accepted that the land belonging to the Government, there is a procedure which is to be followed to vacate the petitioners from that land, but the respondents-police officials all of a sudden cannot say that the petitioners shall vacate the land. 4. Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission directing the respondents not to interfere with the petitioners’ possession of the thatched houses situated in Sy. Nos.171/3 and 180/2 in a total extent of Ac.0.40 cents of Chandredu village, Rangampeta Mandal, East Godavari District, without following the due process of law. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ 29th January, 2010 kvr