IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 13473 of 2008 Between: 1 Audireddy Rajeswari W/o.Pullareddy R/o.Budawada village Marripadu mandal, Nellore District 2 Vennapusa Annapurna W/o.Bhaskar Reddy R/o.Budawada village Marripadu mandal, Nellore District 3 Kambam Jayamma W/o.Ramana Reddy R/o.Budawada village Marripadu mandal, Nellore District 4 Ramireddy Konda Reddy S/o.Narapa Reddy R/o.Budawada village Marripadu mandal, Nellore District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector, Nellore, Nellore District 2 The Tahsildhar, Marripadu Mandal, Marripadu Nellore District .....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 or direction or order more particularlyone in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in trying to dispossess the petitioners from 4 cents of land each with an asbestos roofed house there in constructed by the petitioners each comprised in Sy.No.323-1 situated at Budawada village of Marripadu Mandal,Nellore District with out following due process of law as illegal arbitrary,and unjust and in violation of Articles, 14 and 21 of Constitution of India Revenue laws and principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners from their respecitve lands with out following due process of law and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.VENKATA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.13473 OF 2008 ORAL ORDER: The petitioners state that they are in possession and occupation of the land admeasuring 4 cents each in survey No.323-I situated at Budawada village of Marripadu Mandal, Nellore District, continuously for a period of 13 years and the second respondent-Tahsildar, Marripadu Mandal, Nellore District after considering their long possession has issued possession certificates in their favour vide Rc.No.B.84/2003 dated 24.03.2003. Thereafter, they have constructed houses thereon and are paying taxes regularly under valid receipts, copies thereof are annexed to the present writ petition. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents are trying to dispossess them from the lands in question without following the due process of law. Hence, they filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents. The matter came up for admission on 26.06.2008 and on that day at the request of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue it was adjourned to today, for getting instructions. When the matter is taken up today, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue reported no instructions. The main grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition is that the respondents are trying to dispossess them from the lands in question without considering the possession certificates dated 24.03.2003 issued by the second respondent and without issuing notices to them in regard thereto. Having regard to the averments made in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, without going into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition at the admission stage with the following directions: The second respondent, namely, the Tahsildar, Marripadu Mandal, Nellore District, is directed not to dispossess the petitioners if they are in possession of the lands in question without following the due process of law. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. Date: 03.07.2008. VGSR