THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 15737 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the owner of Ac.0.82 cents of land in Survey No.89/3 of West Chodavaram Village, Nallajarla Mandal, West Godavari District. Her grievance is that the respondents are trying to evict her from the said land. It is pleaded that she has purchased the land from A.Veera Venkata Satyavathi and G.Sreelakshmi Kumar under a registered sale deed, dated 11.08.1997. Learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition obtained instructions and produced the record. It is stated that with a view to provide house sites to the poor, the authorities of the revenue Department have initiated steps for removal of encroachments from the Government land by issuing notification under Section 7 of the Land Encroachment Act (for short ‘the Act’). It is further stated the petitioner refused to receive the notice and ultimately orders were passed under Section 6 of the Act on 12.07.2008. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. While the petitioner asserts that she purchased patta land, the respondents plead that she has encroached into the Government land. An ex parte order under Section 6 of the Act was passed against the petitioner. She has to work out her remedies vis-à-vis the said order before the appellate authority. Inasmuch as the possession of the petitioner was recognized by the respondents themselves, this Court is of the view that the ends of justice would be met, if an order of stay is granted for a limited time. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioner to pursue the remedies against the order passed under Section 6 of the Act, a copy of which shall be served by the Tahsildar to the petitioner forthwith. The respondents shall not undertake any activity over the land of the petitioner for a period of four (4) weeks from today. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 06.03.2009 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 15737 of 2008 Date: 06.03.2009 JSU