IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition Nos.4857, 4858,5323,5733 and 5329 of 1999 Dated: 10-04-2007 W.P.No.4857 of 1999 Between: Anantha Rao, s/o late KishanRao Kokate and another. ... Petitioners and 1. The District Collector, Adilabad District and 3 others. ... Respondents W.P.No.4858 of 1999 Between: 1. D. Gangaram, s/o Gangaram and 2 others. ... Petitioners and 1. The District Collector, Adilabad District and 3 others. ... Respondents W.P.No.5323 of 1999 Between: P. Pothaji, s/o late Sri Sattiva. ... Petitioner and 1. The District Collector, Adilabad District and 3 others. ... Respondents W.P.No.5733 of 1999 Between: M.D. Jameeluddin, s/o Sri Shahbuddin. ... Petitioner and 1. The District Collector, Adilabad District and 3 others. ... Respondents W.P.No.5329 of 1999 Between: Mohd. Sirajuddin,s/o late Shahabuddin. ... Petitioner and 1. The District Collector, Adilabad District and 3 others. ... Respondents COMMON ORDER: Since the issue involved in all these writ petitions is one and the same, all these writ petitions are disposed of by this common order. 2. When the matters are taken up for hearing, learned counsel for petitioners has drawn my attention to the judgment dated 25-06-2006 passed in W.P.No.5465 of 1999 and requested this Court to dispose of these writ petitions in similar lines. Sri M.A. Rafi, learned counsel appearing for respondents also submitted that the writ petitions can be disposed of on similar lines. 3. In the light of the aforesaid submissions, the impugned proceedings in all the writ petitions to the extent of the lands claimed by petitioners herein are hereby set aside and respondents are directed to take steps in accordance with the provisions of the Wakf Act, 1995 or any other law by giving notice to petitioners, if the petitioners possession over the land in question is unauthorized. 4. Accordingly, all the writ petitions are disposed of. No costs. ________________________________ JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA Dt.10-04-2007 GLV