The Hon’ble Dr. Justice G. Yethirajulu W.P. No. 8922 of 2002 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed by the writ petitioners seeking to declare that the action of the respondents 1, 4 and 5 in not issuing revised pattas to the petitioners in approved lay out of the temple land having put the petitioners in possession of the same and permitting them to construct pacca houses and to further hold that the further action of the respondents 2, 3 and 6 in conducting public auction of the land is illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violation of the provisions of the Constitution of India. It is an undisputed fact that the land belongs to the 6th respondent – temple. The Government, with an intention to rehabilitate the petitioners, started acquisition proceedings and closed them being unable to take further steps by putting the petitioners in possession of the land. The temple authorities have decided to auction the land in public auction as the acquisition proceedings by the Government were dropped. The petitioners sought for a direction against respondents 1, 4 and 5 in not issuing revised house pattas to the petitioners. Sofar as this aspect is concerned, the petitioners’ counsel represented that the Revenue Divisional Officer took up the matter and some negotiations are going on to take further steps for acquisition of the land and the revenue authorities appear to have requested the temple authorities from proceeding with the public auction of the land for the time being. In view of the above circumstances, the petitioners are at liberty to pursue the matter according to law and as I do not find any illegality in the steps taken by the temple authorities to bring the property for auction, no Mandamus can be issued against the Government or the temple authorities. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. However, it is open for the revenue authorities to take appropriate steps to rehabilitate the petitioners as proposed earlier. G. YETHIRAJULU, J. Date: 17-01-2008. MVB.