IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO : 16928 of 2001 Between: 1 Pasupuleti Koteshu S/o. P.Nagaiah R/o. Duggirala Village & Mandal, Guntur District. 2 Pasupuleti Sambaiah S/o. P. Kotaiah R/o. Duggirala Village & Mandal, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Gram Panchayat, Duggirala, Rep. by its Executive Officer, Duggirala Village & Mandal, Guntur District. 2 Jampala Venkata Krishna Rao Sar Panch Duggirala Grampanchayat, Duggirala Village & Mandal, Guntur District. 3 The Deputy Executive Engineer, P.W. Department, Duggirala (V) & Mandal, Guntur District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 direct the respondents not to evict the petitioners from their houses or to demolish the same situated at Canal Bund, Duggirala Village & Mandal, Guntur District, by issuing a WRIT OF Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or ORDER or DIRECTION as the Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and to allow the writ petition with costs. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.MAHIPATHI RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition is similar in all respects with WP No.849 of 2000. By order of this Court dated 11.10.2001, WP No.849 of 2000 was disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to issue notices to the petitioners as contemplated under Land Encroachment Act and after considering the representations of the petitioners, if any, the second respondent may take appropriate action in the matter in accordance with law. The second respondent in the aforesaid writ petition is third respondent in the present petition. As such, this writ petition is also disposed of by reiterating the same direction except for a change that the above direction shall issue to third respondent in this case. ___________ 12-12-2008 rkk