IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14976 of 2008 Between: 1 Kiraparthy Appalanaidu S/o.Peda Sanyasi R/o.Thutipala Village, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam. 2 Adigarla Nookaraju S/o.Kannayya R/o.Thutipala Village, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam. 3 Adigarla Appalanaidu S/o.Nookanna R/o.Thutipala Village, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam. 4 Lalam Rajulu S/o.Musali R/o.Thutipala Village, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Tahsildar, Makavarapalem Post & Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 2 Adigarla Chinaraju Babu S/o.Nookaraju R/o.Adigarlapalem, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam. 3 Adigarla Arjun S/o.Nookaraju R/o.Adigarlapalem, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam Dist. 4 Adigarla Appalanaidu S/o.Demudu R/o.Adigarlapalem, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam Dist. 5 Adigarla Ramana S/o.Gangaraju R/o.Adigarlapalem, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam Dist. 6 Gali Appalanaidu S/o.Nookanna R/o.Adigarlapalem, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam Dist. 7 Adigarla Buchayya S/o.Nookaraju R/o.Adigarlapalem, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam Dist. ...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 in the nature of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent herein to initiate legal action against the Respondents 2 to 7 herein for forging, fabricating and creating fake revenue records in respect of the land in Sy.Nos. 500 to 502 (Sub-Divisions) situated in Thutipala Village, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, having found in her Endorsement Rc.No.112/07/A dated 25-2-2008 as being illegal, unjust, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and be pleased to pass such other order or orders in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.E.V.BHAGIRATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed stating that respondents 2 to 7 herein have created fake revenue records in respect of the land in Sy.No.500 to 502 (sub-division) situated in Thutipala Village, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District and with the help of those fake documents filed a suit and also a writ petition before this Court and obtained certain orders in their favour and, therefore, this writ petition is filed seeking directions to the 1st respondent to initiate legal action against respondents 2 to 7 for forging the revenue records. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader. If the unofficial respondents have fraudulently and illegally forged the revenue records in their favour and detriment to the interest of the petitioners, the petitioners can as well move the appropriate criminal court seeking the relief, which they have now sought for in this writ petition and this court, under Article 226 of the constitution of India cannot grant such a relief in this writ petition at this stage. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed giving liberty to the petitioners to move appropriate criminal court. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.14.7.2008 msv ... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Tahsildar, Makavarapalem Post & Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 2 2CCs to the Government Pleader for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 3 2CD copies