THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4392 of 2001 ORDER: The petitioner claims to have purchased an extent of Acs.20.75 cents of land in Survey No.295 (Patta No.314) of Kallivettu Village, Chittoor District, through sale deed, dated 22.02.1999. According to her, the land is being utilized for agriculture and there is a farmhouse upon it. She feels aggrieved by the proceedings, dated 05.02.2001, issued by the Conservator of Forests, Chittoor District, respondent No.3 herein, through which, he directed the Divisional Forest Officer, Chittoor to remove the construction existing upon the land. The petitioner contends that the respondents proceeded on the assumption that the land is part of Anjoor Reserve Forest, whereas the reserve forest is far away from the said land. Reliance is placed upon various proceedings which are to the effect that the land of the petitioner is outside the Anjoor Reserve Forest. Reliance is also placed upon a letter, dated 27.04.2009, said to have been addressed by the Forest Range Officer, Srikalahasti. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Forests. The petitioner asserts her absolute title over the land in the survey number referred to above. She has also placed certain material before this Court in support of her contention that the land is not part of any reserve forest nor it is notified under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967. The respondents have not filed any counter-affidavit, though the writ petition was admitted way back in the year 2001. This Court is not inclined to pronounce upon the character of the open land, much less, the title thereof. The grievance of the petitioner can certainly be addressed in a different way. The impugned proceedings, dated 05.02.2001, were issued without hearing the petitioner, much less ascertaining the ownership and possession of the structure mentioned therein. Therefore, the proceedings are violative of principles of natural justice. While admitting the writ petition, this Court granted interim orders way back on 14.03.2001 and the demolition of the structure is stayed. In case the respondents still feel that the structure mentioned in the impugned order is in the forest land, they have to issue notice to the petitioner and take further steps in accordance with law. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned order, dated 05.02.2001, is set aside. It is, however, left open to the respondents to proceed in the matter after issuing notice to the petitioner and giving her an opportunity of being heard. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:11.03.2010. kdl