THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1478 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners claim to be in possession of small extents of land in Survey No.244 of Gunadala Village, Vijayawada Urban Mandal. The respondents filed L.G.O.P.No.968 of 1992 before the Chairman, Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Tribunal-cum-District Judge, Krishna at Machilipatnam. Order of eviction was passed on 09.04.2002 and it is stated that the same has become final. Even while holding that the petitioners are land grabbers, the Special Court made an observation to the effect that they can approach the revenue authorities for regularization of their possession by paying the market value. The petitioners contend that when they approached the respondents with a request to furnish the market value of the land under their possession to enable them to get it regularized, they are said to have declined. The petitioners seek appropriate directions in this regard. The learned Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, submits that the petitioners did not approach the respondents at all. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioners do not dispute that the land occupied by them belongs to the Government. Apart from there being a direction in L.G.O.P.No.968 of 1992 to the effect that the petitioners can seek regularization of their encroachment, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.166, dated 16.02.2008, providing for regularization of encroachments subject to payment of market value. While the petitioners assert that they have approached the respondents with a request to furnish the market value, the latter flatly refused the same. Even now, the petitioners can approach the respondents with an application in the form stipulated under G.O.Ms.No.166, dated 16.02.2008. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that it shall be open to the petitioners to approach the respondents by filing an application in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166, dated 16.02.2008, within one month from today. As and when the application is presented, the respondents shall inform the petitioners the amount that has to be remitted and the formalities, if any, to be complied with. Inasmuch as the petitioners are seeking regularization of their possession, they shall not be evicted from the land till the consideration of the application, provided it is filed within one month from today. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 08.02.2010. kdl