IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 17366 of 1997 Between: The Agency Area Girijana Bhooporata Committee Rep by its Member Kattam Venkateshwarlu,S/o surappa garu R/o Reddyganapavaram, Bhuttaigudem Mandal, West Godavari District, A.P. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Union of India Rep by its Secretary(Law)Department, Sastry Bhavan, New Delhi. 2 Government of A.P, Rep by its Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector West Godavari District, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. 4 The Special Deputy Collector (Tirbal Welfare) Kota Ramachandrapuram, Agency Area, Kota Ramachandrapuram, Buttaigudem Mandal, West Godavari District, A.P. 5 The Mandal Revenue Officer Jeelugumilli Mandal, Jeelugumilli, West Godavari District, A.P. 6 The Mandal Revenue Officer Buttaigudem Mandal, Buttaigudem, West Godavari District, A.P. 7 The Mandal Revenue Officer Polavaram Mandal, Polavaram, West Godavari District, A.P. 8 The Superintendent of Police West Godavari District, Eluru, A.P. 9 The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jangareddygudem, West Godavari District, A.P. 10 The Additional Superintendent of Police, Eluru, West Godavari District, A.P. 11 The Settlement Officer, Kovvuru, West Godavari District, A.P. .....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 to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction under article226 of the Constitution of India, Particularly one in the nature of writ of "MANDAMUS", directing the second respondent herein i.e., Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderbad, to appoint a special officer for resolving disputes relating to the (a) Assesed Waste Dry Land (b) Government Poramboke Land (c) Surplus Lands under the Land Ceiling Act (d) The Lands which were purchased in violation of the regulations in the Agency Area and restoration of land from the Land Lords to the Girijans after calling for the records. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.PRATTIPATI VENKATESWARLU Counsel for the Respondent No.1: None present Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 11: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. By this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the second respondent herein to appoint a Special Officer for resolving disputes relating to—(a) Assessed Waste Dry Land, (b) Government Poramboke Land, (c) Surplus lands under the Land Ceiling Act, (d) the lands which were purchased in violation of the Regulations in the Agency Area and restoration of land from the landlords to the Girijans in West Godavari District. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the issues raised in this writ petition were elaborately discussed and considered in a Division Bench judgment of this Court made in W.P. No.14516 of 1997, dated 28-7-1997. Perused the said judgment. In view of the said judgment, no further orders are required to be passed in this Writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 25-3-2005 Svv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Secretary(Law)Department, Government of India, Sastry Bhavan, New Delhi. 2 The Secretary, Government of A.P, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector West Godavari District, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. 4 The Special Deputy Collector (Tirbal Welfare) Kota Ramachandrapuram, Agency Area, Kota Ramachandrapuram, Buttaigudem Mandal, West Godavari District, A.P. 5 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Jeelugumilli Mandal, Jeelugumilli, West Godavari District, A.P. 6 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Buttaigudem Mandal, Buttaigudem, West Godavari District, A.P. 7 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Polavaram Mandal, Polavaram, West Godavari District, A.P. 8 The Superintendent of Police West Godavari District, Eluru, A.P. 9 The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jangareddygudem, West Godavari District, A.P. 10 The Additional Superintendent of Police, Eluru, West Godavari District, A.P. 11 The Settlement Officer, Kovvuru, West Godavari District, A.P. 12 Two Ccs. to the Government Pleader for Revenue, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 13 Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{JCS}