IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 7115 of 2005 Between: 1. Balureddy Malathi Latha W/o. Kumar, R/o. Yedugundlaparu Village, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District. 2. Balureddy Madhu, S/o. Krishna Murthy, R/o. Yedugundlaparu Village, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District. 3. Korraganji Venkata Subbamma W/o. Venkatappaiah R/o. Yedugundlaparu Village, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District. 4. B. Venkateswarlu S/o. Tirupathaiah R/o. Yedugundlaparu Village, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District. 5. Battula Thimmaiah S/o. Brahmaiah R/o. Yedugundlaparu Village, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District. .... PETITIONERS AND 1. The District Collector, Ongole, Prakasam District. 2. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, to declare the action of the respondents in proposing to cancel the pattas issued in favour of the petitioners during the year 1978 and 1994 respectively and further threatening to dispossess the petitioners from their respective plots situated in Sy.No. 203/2A of Edugundlapadu Village, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District, without following the due process of Law, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents herein not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners from their respective plots. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.SYED.GHOUSE BASHA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court, at the stage of admission, made the following: THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 7115 of 2005 O R D E R: The grievance of the petitioners is that the land in question was assigned to them long back in the year 1978 and now the respondents are taking steps to dispossess them without following due process of law for the purpose of formation of the road. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondents, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioners in respect of their respective plots in Sy.No.203/2A of Edugundlapadu Village, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District without following due process of law. in case the pattas granted in their favour are subsisting as on to-day. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _________ 01-04-2005 Note: CC by two days B/o Mjl/* To 1. The District Collector, Ongole, Prakasam District. 2. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District. 3. 2 CCs to G.P.for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 4. 2 CD copies.