THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Writ Petition No.25956 of 2011 23rd September, 2011 Between :- Sanke Lakshmaiah and others .. Petitioners And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary for Revenue, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY Writ Petition No.25956 of 2011 ORDER:- The petitioners, who are four in numbers, have filed this Writ Petition seeking Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in preventing them from cultivating the lands as arbitrary and illegal. It is the case of the petitioners that the Government granted lease of dry land to Chakalikonda Cooperative Cooperative Farming Society in the year 1978. The total extent of land leased to the Society is about Ac.81.00. The society in turn allotted the land admeasuring Ac.4-50 cents each to the petitioners in the year 1978. The land allotted to them has been in their possession and enjoyment. While so, the Tahasildar, Vinjamur – respondent No.4 issued a notice to the petitioners directing them to appear before him with necessary proof in respect of their possession over the land. According to the petitioners, the respondents without conducting enquiry are preventing them from cultivating the lands. Hence, this Writ Petition seeking the relief stated supra. When the Writ Petition came up for admission on 16-9-2011, learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignmet) sought time for instructions. It is now represented by the learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignmet) that the petitioners are not in possession of the lands in dispute, whereas it is asserted by the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners that the petitioners are in possession of Ac.4.50 cents of land each. Be that as it may, the Tahasildar, Vinjamur – respondent No.4 issued a notice dated 8-10-2010 to the petitioners directing them to present before him with necessary documents to prove their possession over the land. It appears that enquiry has not been completed as on this day. In that view of the matter, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the parties to maintain status quo existing as on this day till the conclusion of the enquiry by the Tahasildar, Vinjamur – respondent No.4 pursuant to the notice dated 8-10-2010 vide Rc.B.3/3/2010. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage. No order as to costs. ________________________ B.Seshasayana Reddy, J 23rd September, 2011 NOTE:- Issue order copy in three days (B/o.smr)