IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 15503 of 2008 Between: 1 Madaboina Vadapalli S/o. Chakraiah R/o. Munagala Village, Korukonda Mandal, East Godavari District. 2 Madaboina Nageswara Rao S/o. Vadapalli R/o. Munagala Village, Korukonda Mandal, East Godavari District. 3 Madaboina Srinu S/o. Vadapalli R/o. Munagala Village, Korukonda Mandal, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Gram Panchayath, Munagala Village, Korukonda Mandal;, East Godavari District, rep. by its Secretary. 2 The Mandal Revenue officer, Korukonda, Korukonda Mandal, East Godavari District. 3 The Village Secretary, munagala Village, Korukonda Mandal, East Godavari 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 a writ, order or direction more especially in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in interfering with petitioner's cultivating the schedule land to an extent of Ac.2.00 cents situated in Sy.No. 16 of Munagala Village, Korukonda Mandal, East Godavari District as illegal, arbitrary. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.UDAYA BHASKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO. 15503 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the alleged action of the respondents in interfering with cultivation of the petitioners in respect of Ac.2.00 of land situated in Sy.No.16 of Munagala village, Korukonda Mandal, East Godavari District is arbitrary and illegal. Even according to the petitioners the land in question is a poramboke land. However, it is claimed that they have been in possession of the land in question for the past several years and the same is the only source of their livelihood. The law is well settled that even the encroachers or unauthorized occupants cannot be dispossessed without following due process of law. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion as to the entitlement of the petitioners with regard to land in question, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioners in respect of the said land without following due process of law. No costs. __________________ G.ROHINI,J Date:18-07-2008 Note: Issue C.C. in two days. B/o KLP