THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1109 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be in possession of 74 sqyare years of land in N.T.S.No.413/A of Gunadala Village, Vijayawada Urban Mandal. The respondent No.4 filed L.G.O.P.No.981 of 1993 before the Chairman, Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Tribunal-cum-District Judge, Krishna at Machilipatnam. Order of eviction was passed on 15.04.2002 and it is stated that the same has become final. Even while holding that the petitioner is land grabber, the Special Court made an observation to the effect that he can approach the revenue authorities for regularization of his possession by paying the market value. The petitioner contends that when he approached the respondents with a request to furnish the market value of the land under his possession to enable him to get it regularized, they are said to have declined. The petitioner seeks appropriate directions in this regard. The learned Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, submits that the petitioner did not approach the respondents at all. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioner does not dispute that the land occupied by him belongs to the Government. Apart from there being a direction in L.G.O.P.No.981 of 1993 to the effect that the petitioner can seek regularization of his encroachment, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.166, dated 16.02.2008, providing for regularization of encroachments subject to payment of market value. While the petitioner asserts that he has approached the respondents with a request to furnish the market value, the latter flatly refused the same. Even now, the petitioner can approach the respondents with an application in the form stipulated under G.O.Ms.No.166, dated 16.02.2008. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that it shall be open to the petitioner to approach the respondents by filing an application in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166, dated 16.02.2008, within one month from today. As and when the application is presented, the respondents shall inform the petitioner the amount that has to be remitted and the formalities, if any, to be complied with. Inasmuch as the petitioner is seeking regularization of his possession, he shall not be evicted from the land till the consideration of the application, provided it is filed within one month from today. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 08.02.2010. kdl