IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 9567 of 2008 Between: 1 Kopuri Lakshmaiah, S/o. Balaiah,Hindu, R/o. U.Cheedipalem Village, Cheedipalem panchayat, Koyyuru taluk, Visakhapatnam District. 2 Pulagam Vemana Purnachandra Reddy, S/o. Sura Reddy, Hindu, R/o. U.Cheedipalem Village, Cheedipalem panchayat, Koyyuru taluk, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District at Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT 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 writ of Mandamus or any appropriate Writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondent in not passing suitable orders enabling the petitioners to cut and transit teak trees situated in the petitioners respective lands i.e., Ac.2.96 cents in Sy.No.129 and in Sy.No14 measuring Ac.3.14 cents of U.Cheedipalem Village, Koyyuru taluk, Visakhapatnam District as per the references 141 and 138 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and for a consequential order directing the respondents to issue permits to the petitioners to cut and transit the 32 teak trees situated in the above said lands. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.CH.DHANAMJAYA Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioners claim to be the absolute owners and possessors of the lands in Sy.No.14 admeasuring Ac.3.14 cents and Ac.2.96 cents in Sy.No.129 of U.Cheedipalem Village. It is their case that their fathers planted certain teak trees in their own zeriath lands and now they are aged about moiré than 50 to 60 years and ready for cutting. Therefore, they made an application to the respondent on 15.7.2007 through Tahsildar for selling permission as contemplated under Section 28(B) of A.P.Forest Act. Pursuant to the said application, the Tahsildar conducted an enquiry and submitted a report on 31.8.2007 stating that the petitioners may be permitted to cut and remove the teak trees vide proceedings dated 31.8.2007. The grievance of the petitioners is that though the Tahsildar and the Forest Department have submitted their respective reports in the month of September, 2007, the respondent is not passing any order and hence this writ petition seeking appropriate directions to the respondent to issue permits to the petitioners to cut and transit 32 and 30 teak trees respectively situated in the subject matter of lands. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and at their request the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. On instructions, the learned Government Pleader submits that the Tahsildar has conducted an enquiry and submitted his report to the District Collector and the matter is pending consideration before the District Collector. In the circumstances, since necessary enquiries have been conducted and reports have been submitted by the concerned authorities, the District Collector is directed to pass appropriate orders on the applications of the petitioners within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.13.6.2008 msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District at Visakhapatnam. 2 2CCs to Govt.Pleader for Revenue, High Court of A.P. Hyd (OUT) 3 2CD copies