IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 10743 of 2008 Between: 1 Bhukya Badru, S/o.Mangya,(Schedule Tribe) K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 2 Kodi Yellaiah, S/o.Lingaiah, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 3 Laudya Kapur, S/o.Vastram, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 4 Bhanoru Narsimha, S/o.Lakshma, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 5 Kodi Ashok S/o.Yellaiah, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 6 Nunavath Durgya, S/o.Aammu K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 7 Bhanothu Ramachander, S/o.Ramna, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 8 Nunavath Malya, S/oAmmu, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 9 Mudu Sriram, S/o.Dasru, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 10 Bhanothu Hanumanthu, S/o.Thulya, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 11 Guglothu Veeranna, S/o.Poolya, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 12 Kandikonda Veeraswamy, S/o.Veeranna, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 13 Bhanothu Lakshmiran, S/o.Seetharam, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 14 Ramagiri Sarangaphani, S/o.Chandraiah, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 15 Nagelli Venkatarayana, S/oSuraiah, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 16 Bhanothu Lakshmi, W/oPanthulu, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 17 Yerpulla Yekalashmi, W/oRamesh, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 18 Changati Uppalaiah, S/o.Chandraiah, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 19 Erapagonda Mangamma, W/o.Ramesh, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 20 Kodi Mallesh, S/o.Yellaiah, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 21 Shankranbakthula Ramachary, S/o.Yellaiah, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 22 Shaik Khaja Miya S/o.Jakkoji, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 23 Bhukya Ramesh, S/o.Dadru, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 24 Gaglothu Somla, S/o.Dangya, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 25 Jatothu Veeraswamy, S/o.Mangya, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 26 Jatothu Ravi, S/o.Mangya, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally,Barkathpura,Hyderabad 27 Nuneboina Yellaiah, S/o.Mallaiah, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 28 Jatothu Ravi, S/o.Mangya, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 29 Jatothu Shankar, S/o.Mangya, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 30 Jalagam Saraiah, S/oYellaiah, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad 31 Chinrraboina Venkanna, S/oYellaiah, K.Venugopal Reddy Advocate Lingampally, Barkathpura,Hyderabad ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Forest Range Officer Narsampet Beat Budharaopet(M) Khanapur Warangal 2 The Divisional Forest Officer Warangal Dist 3 Deputy Range Officer Narasampet,Warangal Dist .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.VENUGOPAL REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR FORESTS The Court made the following : O R D E R: This Writ Petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the agricultural land of the petitioners to an extent of Ac.116.00 guntas situated in Survey No.1/1 of Pocharam Shivar, Khanapur Mandal, Warangal District as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India. The petitioners averred in the affidavit, filed in support of the Writ Petition, that they are in possession of the abovementioned extent for a long time and carrying on agricultural operations on the said land. It is further averred that having kept quiet for all these years, the respondents visited the land in their occupation on 10.03.2008, 25.04.2008 and in the first week of may, 2008 and demanded them to vacate the land. The grievance of the petitioners is that though they do not have pattas, in view of their longstanding possession, they cannot be summarily evicted without following due process of law. The petitioners do not claim that they have legal right to be in occupation of the land, but their grievance that they cannot be evicted without due process of law deserves to be accepted, because even in the case of unauthorized occupants, the State cannot evict them without following due process of law. Therefore, this Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondents not to evict the petitioners without following due process of law. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.14029 of 2008 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) Date: 14.05.2008 lur