THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.10721 of 2010 30.04.2010 Between: Shilamanthula Srikrishna And others. ….Petitioners AND The District Collector, Guntur District, Nagapalem, Guntur, And others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.10721 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioners who are 122 in number are residents of Mangalagiri town. Statedly, most of them belong to weaver community and others are Scheduled Cates, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes. They have been in occupation of land in survey No.134 known as Ratnalacheruvu of Mangalagiri town. It appears due to constant persuasion of them, twenty one of the petitioners were issued house site pattas and the revenue authorities also issued identification slips to 180 persons who are to be given pattas in future. The petitioners’ persuasion for getting revenue pattas proved futile. The third respondent initiated action under Andhra Pradesh Land Encroachment Act, 1905 (the Act). All the petitioners were served with notices under Section 7 of the Act on 15.04.2010. Thereafter, as alleged in the affidavit filed by petitioner No.56, “on 27.04.2010 the petitioners submitted their objections to the first respondent. First respondent received the objections but refused to give any acknowledgement. Hence, the petitioners sent the same representation through registered post. A copy of the postal receipts is annexed to this affidavit. Thus, the action of the respondent in refusing to acknowledge the objections submitted by the petitioners and serving notice dated 15.04.2010 on 25.04.2010 on the petitioners is revealing that the respondents are taking steps to evict the petitioners without considering their objections”. In the above circumstances, they filed the instant writ petition. The counsel for petitioners and Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (Andhra Area) made their submissions. The latter obtained instructions at the admission stage. He does not dispute that the final orders under Section 6 of the Act are not yet passed. He, however, is not in a position to deny or admit the allegation that all the petitioners sent their objections and the notices by registered post. In this background, if the petitioners are evicted by taking coercive steps pending passing of orders under Section 6 of the Act and thereafter in case of adverse orders, during pendency of the appeal, the petitioners would certainly suffer the loss of house sites and roof on their head. Therefore, at the stage of admission, the writ petition is disposed of in the following manner. The third respondent is directed to consider the objections raised by petitioners. The petitioners are given liberty to approach third respondent with a copy of this order and furnish copies of their objections. Third respondent then shall conduct enquiry and pass appropriate orders under the Act. If any adverse orders are passed, petitioners may approach the Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur under Section 10 of the Act and obtain necessary orders. Till the third respondent finally disposes of the matter, there shall be status quo regarding possession. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. ` _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 30.04.2010 Pln Note: Operative portion by wire at party’s costs. (By order pln