IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) TUESDAY THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE: A. GOPAL REDDY W.P. No. 874 OF 2004 Between: Bandaru Venkata Naganna. … Petitioner AND 1.The District Panchayat Officer, West Godavari District, Eluru. 2.The Grampanchayat Kuppanapudi, rep. by its Sarpanch, Kuppanapudi Village, Akeveedu Mandal, W.G.District. 3.Sri Katreddy Seetharamaiah S/o late Someswara Rao, Kuppanapudi Village, Akeveedu Mandal, W.G.District. ... 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 writ or direction preferably writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in taking steps to dispossess the petitioner without issuing any notice and without initiating any proceedings in respect of his agricultural land admeasuring Ac.7-47 cents in Sy.No.10/1 and 10/2 situated at Kalla village and Mandal, West Godavari District is illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents and their staff not to dispossess the petitioner from his land in any manner. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Mr.Kowturu Vinaya Kumar , Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Govt.Pleader for Panchayat Raj for the Respondent No.1 and of Mr.Davalapati Srinivas, Advocate for Respondent No.2. THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER: “Post for admission on 28-1-04. Pending further orders, the petitioner shall not be disposed from the property.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1.The District Panchayat Officer, West Godavari District, Eluru. 2.The Sarpanch, Grampanchayat Kuppanapudi, Kuppanapudi Village, Akeveedu Mandal, W.G.District. 3.Sri Katreddy Seetharamaiah S/o late Someswara Rao, Kuppanapudi Village, Akeveedu Mandal, W.G.District. 4.Two CCs to the Govt.Pleader for Panchayat Raj, Advocate.(OPUC) 5.One spare copy. H.A. DRAFTED BY : H.A. COMPARED BY: HIGH COURT AGRJ DATED : 20-01-2004 NOTE : POST FOR ADMISSION ON 28-1-2004. ORDER : W.P. NO.874 OF 2004 DIRECTION