THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.26446 of 2010 DT.26.10.2010 Between: Cherukuthota Singayya and others … Petitioners And The District Collector, West Godavari District, Eluru and others … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Mr.K.V.Seshagiri Rao Counsel for respondents: AGP for Revenue The Court made the following ORDER: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not granting pattas to the petitioners and seeking to dispossess them from the agricultural lands admeasuring Acs.10.00 comprised in Survey No.310/2 of Ananthapalli Village, Nallazerlla Mandal, West Godavari District, as illegal and arbitrary. This case has a chequered career. Reference to the previous litigation in detail is not necessary. It will suffice to note that on an earlier occasion when the respondents issued a notice under the provisions of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, the petitioners filed W.P.No.375 of 2008. A learned Single Judge of this Court, by taking note of the averments contained in the additional counter affidavit filed by the revenue department, dismissed the writ petition by observing that the petitioners were not in possession of the land. Feeling aggrieved by the said order, W.A.No.1230 of 2008 was filed. A Division Bench of this Court disposed of the said appeal by order, dated 15.10.2008, by holding that to the extent of finding of the learned Single Judge that the petitioners were not in possession of the land, is not correct. The grievance of the petitioners is that their possession from the time of their ancestors is continuing for the last 80 years, that they have made applications as far back as 24.12.2007 for grant of pattas and that their applications are not being disposed of. The petitioners further averred that respondent No.3 has come to their lands and threatened to dispossess them from the lands in their occupation. In the light of the above facts, I am of the opinion that in view of the long standing possession of the petitioners, respondent No.3 cannot unceremoniously dispossess them, especially when their applications for grant of pattas are pending before respondent No.1. If the occupation of the land by the petitioners is unobjectionable, the respondents are bound to consider their applications in accordance with the provisions of the Board Standing Orders. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take a decision on the applications of the petitioners for grant of patts. Till a decision is taken and communicated to the petitioners, they shall not be dispossessed from the lands in their occupation. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.33772 of 2010 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is dismissed as infructuous. (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) Date: 26.10.2010. VGB