THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.3673 of 2002 June 18, 2010 Between: Senapati Venkata Ramana, S/o.late Sanyasi Naidu And others … Petitioners And The Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam And others ... Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.3673 of 2002 ORDER: The petitioners were allegedly granted ryotwari pattas under Section 4 read with 7 of Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1956 (the Act), in respect of small extents of lands comprised in survey No.86 of Gajuwaka Village, which according to the petitioners was Mukhasa village abolished under the Act. They allege that in the last week of January 2002, the Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO) and Mandal Revenue Inspector, Gajuwaka, threatened to dispossess the petitioners and also remove the casurina and cashew-nut plantations. They also allege that they constructed small houses on the land. This Court admitted the writ petition on 26.2.2002 and passed interim orders in W.P.M.P. No.4537 of 2002 directing the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners if not already dispossessed and if their pattas are not cancelled. Subsequently the Government filed W.V.M.P. No.2812 of 2002 and interim order was vacated by order dated 22.10.2002, which reads as under. In view of dismissal of the writ petition No.10742 of 1988 upholding the order passed by the revisional authority on the revision filed by the inamdars and the inamdars’ further appeal to the Supreme Court was also dismissed holding that the land is a Government land which is classified as hilly poramboke vested with the Government under Section 2-A of the Inams Abolition Act and the petitioners cannot have any claim over the said property. In view of the same, it is always open for the respondent to take such of the proceedings according to law in removing the encroachments. Vacate petition is accordingly ordered. When the matter is called for hearing, the Senior Counsel relies on the order of this Court dated 22.9.2008 in W.P.Nos.26098 of 2000 and batch, wherein similarly situated persons were given liberty to approach the officers concerned for regularization of their occupation in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.44 Revenue (Asst.I) Department, dated 11.1.2008. The operative portion of the order reads as under. In view of this submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, the writ petitions are disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to approach the Officer concerned within a period of eight (8) weeks from today for regularization of their occupation in terms of G.O.Ms.No.44. If such applications are received, competent authority shall dispose of the same expeditiously. Till disposal of the petitioners’ applications, if made within above-stipulated time, their possession shall not be interfered with. This writ petition is also disposed of in the above terms giving liberty to petitioners to make applications to the concerned authority for regularization in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.44, dated 11.1.2008. Such applications shall be filed within a period of eight weeks from today. If such applications are filed, they may be considered in accordance with Government policy in the G.O. referred to herein above. If the petitioners are in possession of the lands, needless to mention, respondents shall maintain status quo till their cases are considered. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ______________ (V.V.S. RAO, J) June 18, 2010 YS