THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.27646 OF 2011 ORDER: The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is to declare the action of the respondent authorities in threatening to dispossess the petitioners from their respective houses situated in Survey No.152, Ward No.50 of New Dibbapalem without following the procedure established by law, as arbitrary and illegal. A consequential direction is sought to the respondents not to dispossesses or interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners in respect of their respective houses situated in Survey No.152, and to direct the respondents to issue pattas to the petitioners. The case of the petitioners in brief is that they are all residing in small extents of land admeasuring 60 to 100 Square Yards in Survey No.152 for the past 15 years; they have erected small houses and residing thereat along with their families; some of them have also sought for electricity connection; the civil supply authorities have also conducted enquiry for issuance of ration cards; the Government had laid roads and street lights; and most of them are daily wage earners. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Andhra and Rayalaseema Areas), on instructions, submits that the land in question has already been alienated in favour of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant; no immediate action is being contemplated to dispossess the petitioners from the land in question; and in the event of any action being taken for their dispossession, such action would only be in accordance with law including the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Land Encroachment Act, 1905. In the light of the submissions made by the Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Andhra and Rayalaseema Areas) on instructions, I consider it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the respondents not to demolish the dwelling units constructed by the petitioners, except in accordance with law, after putting them on notice and giving them an opportunity of being heard. It is also made clear that since the petitioners do not claim title over the land in question, they shall not alienate or create any third party rights or change the nature of the land or raise any further constructions thereupon. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J October 12, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.27646 OF 2011 October 12, 2011 MD