HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.17282 of 2010 Date: August 3, 2010 Between: Smt. Reddy Bangaramma, W/o. Satyam, Aged about 65 years, R/o.Pedanaidu- Palem, Sabbavaram Village & Mandal, Visakhapatnam … Petitioner And The Government of A.P., represented by its Principal Secretary (Revenue), Secretariat, Hyderabad, and two others … Respondents Order: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing on behalf of the respondents. This writ petition is filed seeking Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents, in particular the third respondent-Tahsildar, Sabbavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, in trying to dispossess the petitioner from the land admeasuring Ac.1.50 cents in Sy.No.255 of Sabbavaram village and Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, as illegal and arbitrary. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is stated that the petitioner is landless poor and an agricultural cooli. It is stated that she has been in occupation of the subject land from the past several years. It is the case of the petitioner that she has raised cashew plantations in the said land and though, in view of her longstanding possession, she made an application to the respondents for grant of patta, no action has been taken and on the other hand, steps are being taken to evict her from the said land. On obtaining written instructions, learned Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents, states that the land in Sy.No.255 is classified as Vagu Poramboke with an extent of Ac.9.74 cents in the revenue records and an extent of 0.20 cents was subdivided into Sy.No.255/1 and alienated for the purpose of construction of Sub-Registrar Office and remaining extent of Ac.8.54 cents was earlier proposed for establishment of A.P. Social Welfare Residential School at Sabbavaram. It is stated that as possession was not taken as proposed, subsequently, an extent of Ac.5.00 cents was transferred in favour of Department of Collegiate Education, Hyderabad for establishment of a Government-aided College and the remaining extent of land is left for free flow of gedda. It is further stated that as the land in question is an objectionable poramboke, it cannot be assigned and encroachments made on the said land will be removed by due process of law. It appears that the petitioner had occupied the land in question and raised cashew plantations therein. Though it is the case of the petitioner that she has been in longstanding possession of the land in question and thus she made an application seeking grant of patta, on the other hand, it is the case of the respondents that the said land is an objectionable poramboke and the same cannot be assigned. In that view of the matter, no direction can be granted to assign the said land in favour of the petitioner. As much as it is stated that encroachments on the said land will be removed by due process of law, I dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: If the petitioner is in possession of the land in question as on today, respondents shall not take steps for her eviction therefrom otherwise than by due process of law. No order as to costs. ___________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) August 3, 2010 MRR