IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 11254 of 1995 Between: 1. PAIDIMALA Rami Reddy, S/o.Somi Reddy aged about 65 years. 2. Paidimala Somi Reddy, S/o. Rami Reddy aged about 40 years. 3. Paidimala Rami Reddy, S/o.Somi Reddy, aged about 65 years. 4. Sorapalli Vishweswar Rao, S/o.Chandraiah, aged about 60 years. 5. Gurrala Kumari, W/o.Laxmiah, aged about 65 years. 6. Gurrala Venkaiah, S/o.Chitaiah, aged about 40 years. 7. Gurrala Sunder Rao, S/o.Chalapathaiah, aged about 50 years. 8. Gurrala Venkanna, S/o.Mahalaxmudu, aged about 50 years. (The petitioners 1 to 4 are all residents Darbagudem Village, Jeelugumilli Mandal, West Godavari) (The petitioners 5 to 8 are all residents of Darbagudem Hamlet of Laxmipuram, Jeelugumilli Mandal, West Godavari District.) ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Union of India, rep.by its Secretary, (Law) Department, Sastry Bhavan, New Delhi. 2. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3. The District Collector, West Godavari District. 4. The Special Deputy Collector, Eluru, West Godavari District. 5. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Jeelugumilli Mandal, West 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 may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inclusion of the petitioners village Darbhagudem Village and its hamlet Lakshmipuram, Jeelugumilli Revenue Mandal, West Godavari District in the Scheduled Areas as illegal and without Jurisdiction and the provisions of the A.P.Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation No.1 of 1959 as amended by Regulation No.1 of 1970 do not apply to their village or to any land in their village or more particularly to any of the petitioner’s herein or the lands held by them. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.P.VIJAYA BHASKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: The Standing Counsel for C.G. Counsel for the Respondent No.2 to 4: G.P. FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: ORDER: When the writ petition came up for hearing on 17-11-2004, none appeared for the petitioners nor there was any representation on their behalf. Hence, the matter was directed to be listed today under the caption “for dismissal”. Today also none appeared for the petitioners and there is no representation on their behalf. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No order as to costs. _____________ N.V. RAMANA, J Dated: 18th November, 2004 LSK/ASP To 1. The Secretary Law Department, Union of India Sastrys Bhavan, New Delhi. 2. The Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. The District Collector, West Godavari District. 4. The Special Deputy Collector, Eluru, West Godavari District. 5. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Jeelugumilli Mandal, West Godavari District. 6. Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Social Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 7. Two C.D. copies.