IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 18365 of 2008 Between: 1 D.Ramu Naidu S/o. Late Sanyasi R/o. Ramannapalem Village, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 2 D.Demullu S/o. Late Sanyasi R/o. Ramannapalem Village, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 3 D.Nookaraju S/o. Late Sanyasi R/o. Ramannapalem Village, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 4 D.Ramaswamy S/o. Late Sreeramulu R/o. Ramannapalem Village, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 5 D.Demullu S/o. Late Yerranna @ Yerrinaidu R/o. Ramannapalem Village, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 6 D.Appala Naidu S/o. Yerranna @ Yerrinaidu R/o. Ramannapalem Village, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 7 D.Nageswara Rao S/o. Late Yerranna @ Yerrinaidu R/o. Ramannapalem Village, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 8 Lalam Ramamurthy S/o. Late Ramanna R/o. Ramannapalem Village, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 9 D.Sreeramulu S/o. Late Venkataswamy R/o. Ramannapalem Village, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 10 D.Appalanaidu S/o. Late Venkataswamy R/o. Ramannapalem Village, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 11 D.Chinna Appalanaidu S/o. Late Venkataswamy R/o. Ramannapalem Village, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 12 D.Satyam S/o. Late Ramunaidu @ Naidu R/o. Ramannapalem Village, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District collector, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 3 The Tahsildar, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam 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 declare the action of the Respondents in threatening to take away the action of the Respondents in threatening to take away the lands of the Petitioners (1) D.Ramu Naidu - Ac. 0.06 ( Sy.No.56/1 ) and Ac. 2.53 (Sy.No.56/2 ); (2) D.Demullu - Ac. 0.06 (Sy.No. 56/1) ; (3) D.Nookaraju - Ac. 0.06 ( Sy.No.56/1 ); (4) D.Ramaswamy - Ac. 0.29 (Sy.No.56/1 ); (5) D. Demullu - Ac. 0.10 ( Sy.No. 56/1 ); (6) D.Appala Naidu - Ac. 0.09 ( Sy.No. 56/1 ); (7) D.Nageswara Rao - Ac.No. 0.09 ( Sy.No. 56/1 ); (8) Lalam Ramamurthy - Ac. 0.67 ( Sy.No. 32/2 A ) and Ac. 0.96 (Sy.No.32/3); (9) D.Sreeramulu - Ac. 0.10 ( Sy.No. 56/2); (10) D.Appalanaidu - Ac. 0.09 ( Sy.No.56/2); (11) D.Chinna Appalanaidu - Ac. 0.10 ( Sy.No. 56/2); (12) D.Satyam - Ac. 0.97 ( Sy.No. 56/1); respectively in the village of Chodapalli, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District as illegal and arbitrary and violative of Article 14, 21 300A by issuing a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus and consequently direct the Respondents to follow the due process of law by initiating proceedings under the land Acquisition Act in the event the Respondents wanted to acquire the land and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.RAMA GOPAL Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 18365 of 2008 O R D E R: The petitioners herein claim to be the owners and possessors of different extents of land, specified hereunder, situated in Chodapalli Village, Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District: “(1) D.Ramu Naidu-Ac.0.06 (Sy.No.56/1) and Ac. 2.53 (Sy.No.56/2); (2) D.Demullu-Ac.0.06 (Sy.No.56/1); (3) D.Nookaraju - Ac.0.06 (Sy.No.56/1); (4) D.Ramaswamy-Ac. 0.29 (Sy.No.56/1); (5) D. Demullu - Ac. 0.10 (Sy.No.56/1 ); (6) D.Appala Naidu-Ac. 0.09 (Sy.No. 56/1); (7) D.Nageswara Rao-Ac.No.0.09 (Sy.No. 56/1); (8) Lalam Ramamurthy- Ac. 0.67 (Sy.No. 32/2 A) and Ac.0.96 (Sy.No.32/3); (9) D.Sreeramulu- Ac.0.10 (Sy.No.56/2); (10) D.Appalanaidu-Ac. 0.09 (Sy.No.56/2); (11) D.Chinna Appalanaidu - Ac.0.10 (Sy.No.56/2); (12) D.Satyam-Ac. 0.97 (Sy.No.56/1); respectively.” This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the alleged action of the respondents in attempting to dispossess the petitioners from the aforesaid lands purportedly on the ground that the same is required for a public purpose. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondents and having regard to the specific plea of the petitioners that no steps have been taken under any statute for acquisition of the lands in question, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioners in respect of the lands in question without following due process of law. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 25-08-2008 Note: Issue operative portion by wire. B/o KLP