IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 14019 of 2009 Between: 1 Saidu Jalachandrudu S/o.Sahadevudu R/o.Gudivaka lanka, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 2 Saidu Sahadevaraju S/o.Jalachandra Rao R/o.Gudivaka lanka, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 3 Saidu Nagaraju S/o.Jalachandra Rao R/o.Gudivaka lanka, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 4 Saidu Ranga Babu S/o.Jalachandra Rao R/o.Gudivaka lanka, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 5 Katari Raja Rao S/o.late Veeraswamy R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 6 Tadisetti Nagamani W/o.Krista R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 7 Katari Venkateswara Rao S/o.late Veeraswamy R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 8 Tadisetti Seethamma W/o.late Venkanna R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 9 Tadisetti Satyanarayana S/o.late Venkanna R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 10 Nimmagadda Koteswara Rao S/o.late Subbaiah R/o.Kovvali, Denduluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 11 Kadavakollu Narsimhulu S/o.late Veeraswamy R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 12 Kadavakollu Hari Babu S/o.Narasimhulu R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 13 Potru Govindamma W/o.Venkateswara Rao R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 14 Kadavakollu Veeraswamy S/o.late Kondalu R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 15 Ibba Edukondalu S/o.Sriramulu R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 16 M.Lakshmi D/o.Bandi Krishna Rao R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 17 B.Venkata Ramana D/o.Bandi Krishna Rao R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 18 Tadisetti Srinivasulu S/o.Venkaiah R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 19 Gandikoita Satyanarayana S/o.Venkateswara Rao R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 20 Gandikoita Rangamma W/o.Satyanarayana R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 21 Gandikoita Krupa Rao S/o.Satyanarayana R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 22 Gandikoita John S/o.Satyanarayana R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 23 Nakka Jeevamani W/o.Ranga Rao R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 24 Gandikota Prasad S/o.Venkateswara Rao R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 25 Tadisetti Mariyamma W/o.Simhachalam R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 26 Gandikota Nagendra Rao S/o.Venkateswara Rao R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 27 Tadisetti Kanakamma W/o.Srinivasulu R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 28 Kadavakollu Ramesh S/o.Venkanna R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 29 Kadavakollu Venkanna S/o.Veeraswamy R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 30 Kadavakollu Rambabu S/o.Venkanna R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 31 Kagga Yesamma D/o.Venkanna R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 32 Velpuri Kolleramma W/o.Yalamandala R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 33 Velpuri Nagaraju S/o.Yalamandala R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 34 Utikuri Rangamma S/o.Yesu R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 35 Tadisetti Rambabu S/o.Venkatesu R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 36 Talliboina Saidulu S/o.Bhupataiah R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 37 Talliboina Goyamma W/o.Saidulu R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 38 Mudaraboina Venkayamma S/o.Rangarao R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 39 Mudaraboina Yesu S/o.Rangarao R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 40 Gajjela Krishna S/o.Venkat Reddy R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 41 Gajjela Lakshmi W/o.Krishna R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 42 Gurrala Rangamma W/o.Ramaiah R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 43 Gurrala Nani S/o.Ramaiah R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 44 Katari Busaiah S/o.Musalaiah R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 45 Gurram Venkateswara Rao S/o.Shobanadri R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 46 Utikuri Venkayamma W/o.Kondaiah R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 47 Utikuri Peddintlamma W/o.Nageswara Rao R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 48 Dronadri Mangamma W/o.Durga Rao R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 49 Kalavakollu China Venkanna S/o.Pedasambaiah R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 50 Reddi Lakshmi D/o.Peda Sambaiah R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 51 Malliboina Peddi Raju S/o.Nagendrudu R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 52 Mudaraboina Narsimhulu S/o.Lakshmaiah R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. 53 Mudaraboina Srinu S/o.Narsimhulu R/o.Mondikodu, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by The District Collector, West Godavari District, at Eluru. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Eluru Division, Eluru, West Godavari District. 3 The Tahsildar, Eluru Mandal, Eluru, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in issuing the Notices dated 3-7-2009 under Section 6 of A.P. Act III of 1905, directing the Petitioners to vacate the lands an extent of Ac.156.56 cents covered by S.No.955 of Mondikodu Village, hamlet of Gudivaka lanka, Eluru Mandal, West Godavari District, as arbitrary, illegal, without jurisdiction, against the principles of natural justice, and offend Articles 14, 21 and 300 A of the Constitution of India, and contrary to the provisions of Act 3 of 1905, and rules made there under, and consequently direct the Respondent Authorities to grant D-Form Pattas to the Petitioners to the lands in their possession, and to pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.KRISHNA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.NO.14019 OF 2009 ORAL ORDER Though the writ petition is filed challenging the several orders passed under Section 6 of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905 ( for short “the Act”) declaring the petitioners to be unauthorized occupants of public property and directing their eviction therefrom, the learned counsel for the petitioners states that as the petitioners have an effective alternative remedy by way of appeal under Section 10 of the Act and which could be preferred within sixty days from the date of receipt of a copy of order passed under Section.6 of the Act, the petitioners desire to pursue the appellate remedy, a substantive and alternative remedy. The petitioners are however aggrieved that though there is available sixty (60) days time to file an appeal, the 3rd respondent has passed orders under Section 6 of the Act directing the petitioners to vacate the lands in question within seven(7) days. In the facts and circumstances of the case, while directing the respondents in particular, the 3rd respondent, not to take steps to evict the petitioners for a period of thirty (30) days from today, the writ petition is dismissed in so far as the substantive relief sought but enabling the petitioners to pursue the appellate remedy before the RDO or any other appropriate appellate authority, under Section 10 of the Act. No costs. _________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J 14th JULY 2009 Note: Issue CC As soon as Possible (B/o) *TSNR