IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND TEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7195 of 2002 Between: Maddana Naga Ratnam @ Nuka Ratnam & another. … Petitioners And The District Collector, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District, & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : None Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Revenue This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7195 of 2002 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an order or direction more in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents not to treat these petitioners as unauthorized occupiers of the house sites on which they made constructions long back, not to demand the market value as fixed in pursuance of G.O.Ms.No.508 Revenue (ASN.I) Department, dated 20.10.1995, declaring that the purchase of the house sites by the petitioners situated in Sy.Nos.217/3 of Kasibugga Village, Palasa Mandal, Srikakulam District and their possession and construction of the houses are lawful that the Government has no right to collect any amounts towards market price under the guise of regularizing unauthorized occupation, that even if the Government is entitled to collect the market value for regularization the occupations, the Government has to fix up such market value of the lands which was prevailing by the date on which the Government made assignments of the petitioners came into possession of these house sites, on an analogy of the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act or as per the principles of natural justice, that they open position of these lands by constructing their houses long back, the Government is estopped to challenge their title, and consequently direct the respondents not to take any steps such as demolition of the houses of the petitioners situated at Kasibugga Village, Palasa Mandal, Srikakulam District.” On 31.12.2009, there was no representation for the petitioners. Therefore, the matter has been adjourned to 22.01.2010. Even today, there is no representation for the petitioners both in the forenoon and afternoon. It is therefore reasonable to presume that the petitioners are not interested in pursuing their cause in the writ petition. The writ petition is therefore dismissed for default. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition for default, WPMP.No.8993 of 2002 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is also dismissed. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 27.01.2010 ES