IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition No. 26262 of 2008 Between: 1) Yadavalli Venkaiah @ Yerra Venkaiah S/o. Subba Rao R/o. Kolalapudi Village (PO), Martur Mandal, Prakasam District. 2) Pallapu Ankamma W/o. Ramaiah R/o. Kolalapudi Village (PO), Martur Mandal, Prakasam District. 3) Yarlagadda Abbaiah S/o. Ramanjaneyulu R/o. Kolalapudi Village (PO), Martur Mandal, Prakasam District.Kunchepu Murthaiah @ Murti S/o. Adiseshaiah R/o. Kolalapudi Village (PO), Martur Mandal, Prakasam District. ... PETITIONERS AND 1) Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2) Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By the District Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole. 3) Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By the Revenue Divisional Officer, Martur Mandal, Prakasam District. 4) Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By the Mandal Revenue Officer, Martur Mandal, Prakasam District. 5) Gali Adiyya S/o. Akkaiah, R/o. Kolalapudi Village, Martur Mandal, Prakasam District. 6) Kaluva Nageswara Rao S/o. Veeraiah R/o. Kolalapudi Village, Martur Mandal, Prakasam District. ...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 issue any writ, order or directions, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent No.1 to appoint a State Level Committee to enquire about the hill land situated in Sy.No.360, Kolalapudi Village, Martur Mandal, Prakasam District, and to take necessary action. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.PADMANABHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: Oral Order: (Per Shri Anil R. Dave, Chief Justice) 1. This is a public interest litigation wherein a prayer has been made to the effect that land bearing Survey No.360 situated at Kolalapudi Village, Martur Mandal, Prakasam District be not allotted to anyone for the purpose of construction of a Church. 2. Though it has not been specifically prayed in the prayer that the land in question should not be given for construction of a Church, in the affidavit filed by the petitioner, the petitioner has voiced an apprehension that District Collector, Prakasam is a Christian and he has assured the people that the land in question would be allotted for the purpose of construction of a Church. 3. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent authorities has submitted that the apprehension voiced in the petition is incorrect. It has been submitted by him that the land in question is a hillock and is classified as “konda” land and it is not going to be allotted to anyone either for the purpose of construction of a Temple or a Church. 4. In view of the above statement made by the learned Government Pleader, in our opinion, the petition does not survive and it is, therefore, disposed of with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ January 28, 2009 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J svs ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSN}