THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI W.P.No.27074 of 2005 Date : 10-02-2011 Between : Smt.Ghanta Mallikamba .. Petitioner And The Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, rep. by its Vice-Chairman .. Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI W.P.No.27074 of 2005 ORDER : The petitioner, claiming to be an assignee of land, has filed this Writ Petition challenging the interference of the Respondent with his possession and enjoyment of the said land without following due process as illegal. The petitioner states that he was assigned an extent of Acs.9.86 cents of land situated in Sy.Nos.143-6 and 143-7of Paradesipalem Village, Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal, as a political sufferer. He is in possession and enjoyment of the said land. It is stated that on 18-12- 2005 the staff of the respondent entered the land and threatened to demolish the house of the petitioner and take possession of the land. Contending that the respondent cannot resort to such forcible taking over the possession, he has filed this Writ Petition for the aforesaid relief. Heard Sri T.G.Prasad Reddy, learned counsel, representing Sri R.N.Hemendranath Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.V.Preethi Reddy, learned standing counsel for Respondent. The counsel for the petitioner while reiterating that the petitioner being an assignee of D-Form Patta is the rightful owner of the land and he cannot be dispossessed from the same without following due process of law. Smt.V.Preethi Reddy, learned standing counsel for the respondent, on instructions, states that the petitioner has not been assigned any land and the patta submitted by him is not genuine. I am not inclined to go into the merits whether the patta of the petitioner is genuine or not. It is for the concerned authority to enquire into the same and take appropriate action. For the purpose of this case, indisputably the petitioner is in possession of the land. That being so, he cannot be dispossessed without following due process of law. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of directing the respondent not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the aforesaid land of the petitioner without following due process of law. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 10th February, 2011. skmr