THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.18728 OF 2009 Dated 6th October, 2009 Between: Jakkula Sriramulu and another …Petitioners And The District Collector and three Others …Respondents The Court made the following O R D E R: The writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking a writ of Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in providing police protection to them enabling them to cultivate their agricultural lands admeasuring Acs.2.84 cents; Acs.3.25 cents; Acs.4.39 cents and Ac.1.90 cents in R.S.Nos. 70/2; 74/2; 70/3 and 74/3 respectively situated at Rachannagudem Village, Jeelugumilli Mandal, West Godavari District as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners also sought for a consequential direction to the respondents to provide police protection to them. The petitioners claim that they are the owners and possessors of the aforesaid land. It is stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition that earlier though proceedings were initiated for eviction of the petitioners on the ground that their possession is in violation of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulations 1 of 1959, as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970, but after enquiry, the competent authority i.e., the Special Deputy Tahsildar, Tribal Welfare, K.R.Puram, has passed orders on 20.07.1992, dropping the said eviction proceedings. It is the grievance of the petitioners that while they are in possession of the aforesaid land in their own right, some tribals by name Kunja Somaraju, Jitlarapu Venkateswara Rao, Tati Joga Rao are interfering with their possession and hence, they made a representation to the Sub-Inspector of Police, Jeelugumilli Police Station and also to the Tahsildar, Jeelugumilli on 06.07.2009, complaining such interference and seeking police protection, but no orders are passed thereon till now. Though in their representation dated 06.07.2009 submitted to the Sub-Inspector of Police, Jeelugumilli Police Station and Tahsildar, Jeelugumilli, the petitioners have named the persons, who are alleged to have been interfering with their possession and obstructing them from doing their agricultural operations, they failed to make those persons as parties to this writ petition. However, it is not possible for this Court to make an enquiry, in a writ petition, into the questions whether the petitioners are in possession of the land or not and whether there is interference with their possession by some tribals or not, more particularly in the absence of the persons, who are alleged to have been interfering with their possession, being made as party respondents to this writ petition. Be that as it may, as it is stated that the representation filed by the petitioners is pending consideration, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the direction to the fourth respondent to look into the matter and take appropriate steps on the representation dated 06.07.2009 made by the petitioners. It is made clear that such consideration shall be, on its own merits, without influenced by any of the observations made in this writ petition. Subject to the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J Dated 6th October, 2009 vrn