THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.23259 OF 2011 ORDER: The action of the respondents in seeking to evict the petitioners from their huts at Model Colony, Ambedkarnagar, Kavali, Nellore District without issuing notice under the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Land Encroachment Act, 1905 (for short, ‘the Act’), is under challenge in this Writ Petition as being arbitrary and illegal. When the matter came up on 18.08.2011, the Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Andhra and Rayalaseema Areas) sought time to obtain instructions. The matter suffered adjournments thereafter on two occasions. Today the Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, states that from out of an extent of around Ac.3-00 of land, around Ac.1- 87 cents of land belongs to the Zilla Parishad; the said land has been encroached upon by around 150 persons who erected huts thereon; their allegation of door numbers being allotted is false; and the respondents would take action only, in accordance with law, including the provisions of the Act. Recording the said submission made by the Learned Government Pleader, and leaving it open to them to take action, in accordance with law, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to take coercive steps to evict the petitioners from the land, except in accordance with law, including the provisions of the Act. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J August 27, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.23259 OF 2011 August 27, 2011 MD