THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2717 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners claim to be the owners of Ac.0.55 cents of land in Survey No.158/5 of Lingamparthy Village, Yeleswaram Mandal, East Godavari District. They allege that respondent Nos.2 and 3 are trying to dispossess them from the land on the ground that it belongs to the Government. Their grievance is that no proceedings were initiated under any provisions of law and that the land has always been held as private patta. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioners categorically state that the land in Survey No.158/5 of Lingamparthy Village, Yeleswaram Mandal, East Godavari District is held by them as patta for the past several decades and that it was never assigned in favour of anyone. Even assuming that the Government has any interest vis-à-vis the land, the persons, who are in possession of the land, cannot be dispossessed except by initiating proceedings in accordance with law. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the respondents shall not dispossess the petitioners from the land in question or otherwise interfere with their possession except by issuing notice under the relevant provisions of law and following the prescribed procedure. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dt:10.02.2010 kdl