IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4087 of 2009 Between: 1.Komiri Venkataratnam, s/o. Chinna Pullaiah, Sangam Village and Mandal, Sri Potti Sreeramulu Nellore District. 2.Komiri Tirupataiah, S/o. Venkataiah, Sangam Village and Mandal, Sri Potti Sreeramulu Nellore District. 3.Vallepu Bujjamma, W/o. Late Ramanaiah, Sangam Village and Mandal, Sri Potti Sreeramulu Nellore District. 4.Gungi Rama Murthy, S/o. Chinna Gajjaiah, Sangam Village and Mandal, Sri Potti Sreeramulu Nellore District. 5.Komiri Venkataiah, s/o. Venkataiah, Sangam Village and Mandal, Sri Potti Sreeramulu Nellore District. 6.Komiri Ankamma, W/o. Chinnaiah, Sangam Village and Mandal, Sri Potti Sreeramulu Nellore District. 7.Gungi Kotamma, W/o. Ankaiah, Sangam Village and Mandal, Sri Potti Sreeramulu Nellore District. 8.Yamala Chinnaiah, S/o. Lakshmaiah, Sangam Village and Mandal, Sri Potti Sreeramulu Nellore District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by the District Collector, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District, Nellore 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kavali, Sri Potti Sriramulu, Nellore District. 3 The Tahsildar, Sangam Mandal, Sangam, Sri Potti Sriramulu, Nellore 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondent in threatening to take possession of the lands assigned to them on 15-5-1989 and mentioned in Annexure -A to this Affidavit, without issuing notice and without paying any compensation as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners from the lands assigned to them. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.S.V.RAMANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.4087 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners have been granted pattas over an extent of about Ac.0.80 cents of land in various survey numbers of Sangam Village and Mandal, Nellore District, on 15.05.1989. Their grievance is that even while the pattas are in force, the respondents are trying to dispossess them and they seek appropriate directions in this regard. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioners have placed before this Court, copies of the pattas granted to them on 15.05.1989. Even assuming that the petitioners have violated any conditions of patta, the respondents have to initiate necessary proceedings and the question of dispossessing the petitioners would arise, if only the pattas were cancelled in accordance with law. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to dispossess or otherwise interfere with the land assigned to the petitioners. In case, it is found that the petitioners have violated any conditions of patta, it is open to the respondents to initiate proceedings in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.Narasimha Reddy, J Dt.02.03.2009 Note: Issue CC in two days. (b/o) VGB