THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.20728 OF 2002 30.09.2010 Between: Smt Pasupulati Nagamani …Petitioner AND The Mandal Revenue Officer, Buttaigudem, West Godavari District and another. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.20728 OF 2002 ORDER: The petitioner is a non-tribal residing in tribal area. He is allegedly owner and possessor of land admeasuring Acs.1.00 in R.S.No.186/3B situated in Ganapavaram village of Buttaigudem Mandal in West Godavari District. He filed instant writ petition alleging that at the instance of some members belonging to CPI(M) and tribals, the respondents are trying to dispossess the petitioner without following due process of law. She also alleges that on 14.10.2002, first respondent summoned petitioner’s husband and directed not to cultivate the land. Therefore, seeking appropriate redressal, she filed the instant writ petition. Though the writ petition was admitted about a decade ago on 17.10.2002, counter affidavit is not filed. No purpose would be served by keeping the writ petition pending. Therefore, applying the principle of non-traverse, the writ petition is disposed of observing that if the petitioner is in possession of land as on today, whatever be the reason, the respondents are injuncted from dispossessing the petitioner without following due process of law and without conducting enquiry under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Tranfer Regulation, 1959 as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. __________________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 30.09.2010 Pln