HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.10231 of 2010 ORDER: Heard Sri V.V.N.Narasimham, Learned Counsel for the petitioners and Sri V.Venugopala Rao, Learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Devasthanam. At their request the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. The petitioners’ claim to be the absolute owners and to be in possession of a house site admeasuring 393.61 sq. yards at Sy.No.91/P of Vepagunta Village in Pendurthy Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, having purchased it by way of a registered sale deed from their vendor, who claims to be the absolute owner of the property. The petitioners would submit that the respondent-Devasthanam had issued a notice dated 22.03.2010 informing that they were in unauthorized occupation of the property which would come within the definition of “Encroacher” as per the provisions under Section 83 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 (Act 30 of 1987). The petitioner was called upon to hand over possession of the scheduled property to the respondent- Devasthanam within 15 days from the date of receipt of the notice failing which necessary and appropriate legal action would be initiated under Section 83 of Act 30 of 1987. The petitioners’ grievance is that the respondent- Devasthanam, without even initiating proceedings under Section 83 of Act 30 of 1987, were now trying to dispossess them and demolish the structures in question. The Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent-Devasthanam not to interfere with the petitioners’ possession of the property in question, and not to demolish the structures, except in accordance with Section 83 of Act 30 of 1987. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date:29.04.2010 usd