HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA W.A. No.103 of 2008 Date:12-2-2008 Between: Smt. N. Annapurana and another. …… Appellant . and The District Collector, Chittoor District, Chittoor and others. …. Respondents. :JUDGMENT: Per Anil R. Dave, CJ This appeal by the appellants-original petitioners has been filed challenging the order of the learned Single Judge dismissing W.P. No.1262 of 2008 filed by them. The issue involved in the appeal is with regard to the ownership of the land in question. According to the appellants, they are in rightful occupation of the land in question, whereas the Government claims to be in occupation of the same. According to the learned Government Pleader appearing for the State, the appellants have already been dispossessed and the land in question is now in the possession of the Government. Be that as it may, the proper course to be adopted by the appellants would be to file a civil suit so as to determine as to who is the owner of the land in question. The said fact can be determined only on adducing oral and documentary evidence before the civil court. Faced with the above situation, the learned advocate appearing for the appellants has rightly submitted that the appellants would approach the civil court. However, it has been prayed by the learned counsel that for some time the Court may grant an order of status quo so that in the meantime the appellants may be able to approach the Civil Court. Looking to the facts of the case, it is directed that status quo as on today with regard to the possession of the land in question shall be maintained for a period of six weeks. Subject to the above, the appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs. However, we make it clear that the observations, if any, made by the learned Single Judge or by us would not come in the way of Civil Court deciding the matter on merits after considering the evidence, which might be adduced before it. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 12th February, 2008 GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J vtv