HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.28740 of 2011 ORDER: The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is to declare the action of the respondents in initiating action under the provisions of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905 (for short ‘the Act’) against the petitioners, and also to declare the action of the 3rd respondent in taking steps to demolish and evict the petitioners from plot Nos.1, 13, 14, 162, 151, 41, 21, 12 and 148 respectively without passing an order under Section 6 of the Act, as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction. Sri P.Ganga Rami Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that, pursuant to the notice issued under Section 7 of the Act, the petitioners had submitted their objections and, without passing any order under Section 6 of the Act, the respondents are seeking to demolish the buildings in question. Section 7 of the Act requires the Tahsildar to issue notice and, after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard, to pass an order under Section 6 of the Act. An order under Section 6 of the Act is a pre-requisite for eviction of encroachers from Government lands, including the land in question. I consider it appropriate, therefore, to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents not to demolish the structures in question except after passing an order under Section 6 of the Act. The Writ Petition stands disposed of. However, in the circumstances without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 27.10.2011 Note: Issue copy of the order By Wire at party’s costs. (Bo) Gsn