IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 8736 of 1998 Between: Md. Ibrahim S/o late Md. Kamal H.No.10-1-71, R/o West Marredpally, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Sanga Reddy, Medak District,. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Medak, Medak District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Medak Mandal & District. 4 Survey and Land Records Rep. by its Assistant Director, Sangareddy, Medak District. 5 The Principal Secretary to Govt.Revenue Department, Ministry of Revenue, A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 6 Kotapati Ramakoteshwar Rao,Major S/o Subba Rao R/o Machavarm (V) Post Medak Mandal & District. 7 Kotapati Chowdary,Major S/o Subba Rao R/o MACHAVARAM (V) Post Medak Mandal & District. 8 Kotapati Murahari Rao, S/o Subba Rao R/o Machavarm (V) Post Medak Mandal & District. 9 Gangannagari Srinivasa Reddy,Major S/o Baga Reddy Rayalamadudu, R/o Machavarm (V) Post Medak Mandal & District. 10 Gangannagari Mahabub Reddy,Major S/o Baga Reddy Rayalamadudu, R/o Machavarm (V) Post Medak Mandal & District. R.R10 and 11 dismissed for default vide court order dt.28-3-2003. 11 Kasala Vittal Reddy, Major S/o Kasi Reddy R/o Machavarm (V) Post Medak Mandal & District. R.R10 and 11 dismissed for default vide court order dt.28-3-2003. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION, more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS (i) declaring the action of Respondents 1 to 5 while allowing the Respondents 6 to 11 to occupy PETITIONER'S lands in Survey Nos. 370, 371, 372, 373, 376, 415 & 416 admeasuring Ac. 13.03 guntas situated at Machavarm of Ryalamadugu Village, Medak Mandal, & District, under the guise of DATTEDARS as unconstitutional, illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of Constitutuon of India, and to grant a consequential direction to Respondents 1 to 5 to restore to petitioners, the possession of above lands from Respondents 6 to 11 or alternatively to pay compensation at market value by declaring the impugned proceedings of 1st respondent dt. 24-01-98 as illegal, and bad under law, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.ERANKI.PHANI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.8736 of 1998 ORDER: Sri E.Phani Kumar, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the sole petitioner died long back. The writ petition abates and is accordingly dismissed. ___________ 14-8-2008 asp