THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 20188 of 2002 Date: 21.11.2011 Between: Mangalampeta Mallaiah and another … Petitioners And The District Collector, Chittoor and 3 others. … Respondents HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 20188 of 2002 O R D E R : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in trying to evict the petitioners from the lands in their possession in Sy.No.136/12 and 136/17 of Chinthamakulapalle village, Sadum Mandal is arbitrary and illegal. It is claimed that D.Form pattas were issued in their favour long back in respect of the land in question and that they have been in possession and enjoyment of the same. It is alleged that the respondents have been taking steps to interfere with their possession high-handedly and also to cancel the assignments granted in their favour. This Court, while issuing rule nisi, passed an interim order in W.P.M.P.NO.25334 of 2002 on 10.10.2002 as under: “There shall be stay of cancellation of assignment. However, if the lands in question are clearly demarcated by the concerned authorities, and if in the demarcation, it emerges that the land in question fall within the forest area, it shall be open to the respondents to proceed further. Notice.” In the counter affidavit filed by the Divisional Forest Officer dated 30.12.2001 it is stated that in pursuance of the interim direction granted by this Court, joint inspection and survey of the land in question was conducted by the Mandal Revenue Officer and the Assistant Conservator of Forest dated 11.12.2002 and in the said inspection it was found that survey numbers fall in the Valligatla Reserve Forest. Pursuant thereto, proposals were submitted for cancellation of pattas granted in favour of the petitioners and the further steps were in progress. In view of the stand taken by the respondents that in the inspection held pursuant to the interim directions passed by this Court, the land in question was found to be Reserve Forest, no further enquiry is necessary and it is left open to the respondents to take the action as per the proposals submitted by the Mandal Revenue Officer after giving due notice to the petitioners and following due process of law. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 21.11.2011 KLP