IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 15885 of 2008 Between: Gonella Balakrishnaiah, S/o. Venkat Subbaraidu, R/o. Doddipatla, Elamanchali Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer-cum-Land Acquisition Officer, West Godavari District. 2 The Tahsildar, Elamanchali Mandal, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in interfering into Petitioner lands without issuing any notice is arbitrary, bad and illegal and violation of Article 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India which is guaranteed by the Constitution of India, consequently direct the Respondents to not to interfere into the Petitioner's land in Sy.No. 96/5, to an extent of Ac. 0.06 cents and Sy.No. 96/8 to an extent of Ac. 0.27 cents and Sy.No. 96/8 to an extent of Ac. 0.53-2/3 cetns situated at Doddipeta Village, Elamanchili Mandal, West Godavari District in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KURITIBHASKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 15885 of 2008 O R D E R: The only grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents herein are attempting to interfere with the lands belonging to the petitioner situated in Sy.Nos.96/5 and 96/8 of Doddipatla village, Elamanchali Mandal, West Godavari District without taking steps under any statute for acquisition of the same. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Acquisition appearing for the respondents and having regard to the nature of the controversy involved, without expressing any opinion as to the title claimed by the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner in respect of the lands in question without following due process of law. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 23-07-2008 Note : Issue operative portion by wire. B/o KLP