THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6325 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners claim to have occupied Government land in survey No.433/1 to 8 of Tiruchanur Village, Tirupathi Mandal, Chittoor District, in the recent past, and raised small huts thereon. Their grievance is that the subordinates of respondents 3 and 4 have threatened to dispossess them. It is urged that the petitioners are entitled for regularization of the sites under their occupation. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Assignments. The successive Governments for the past several years have, in fact, encouraged indiscriminate persons to occupy valuable Government lands by promising to regularize the otherwise illegal encroachments. Though it is the duty of the Government to provide shelter to the needy poor, any steps in that direction are to be based upon the survey of social status of the persons in the village or town, and verification of the availability of land. The petitioners obviously were guided by the existing trends and are said to have occupied the Government land. Hardly, there was any occasion for verification of social status of the petitioners, the availability of the land etc. Further, if the individuals themselves are permitted to occupy the Government lands and seek regularization, the genuine weak and poor would be left behind. The petitioners are not able to place any material before this Court that their occupation is recognized in any form. The raising of totally improvised structures, only for the purpose of showing occupation, even if true, cannot be recognized by any one. It is only the occupation spread over a fairly long period and recognized in one form or the other, such as, through extension of amenities, like electricity and water supply or issuance of house hold cards and voter identity cards, that would constitute some basis. No such material is placed before this Court. Hence, the Writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dated:24.03.2009. Note: Furnish C.C. today. (B/o) GJ