THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION. No.1744 of 2008 Date: 01.02.2008 Between: Sri Yeruva Koti Reddy & another. … Petitioners AND The Deputy Range Officer, Sarapaka Range, Sarapaka, Burgampad Mandal, Khammam District & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri V. Tulasi Reddy Counsel for the respondents : Government Pleader for Forest THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION. No.1744 of 2008 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in interfering with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners’ land to an extent of Ac.7.00 guntas comprised in Sy.No.438 of Nagineniprolu Village, Burgampad Mandal, Khammam District, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners also sought for a consequential direction to the respondents not to interfere with their peaceful possession and enjoyment of the said land. Heard Sri V. Tulasi Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Forest. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that though the petitioners are in long standing possession and enjoyment of the abovementioned land, the respondents, without following due process of law, are seeking to interfere with their possession purportedly on the ground that the said lands are included in the reserve forest. Smt. R. Annapurna, learned Government Pleader for Forest fairly stated that since the respondents are bound to follow the procedure prescribed by law, namely, giving notice to the persons in occupation and an opportunity to show that the property in their occupation is not included in the reserve forest, the occupants cannot be dispossessed. In view of the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is disposed of without going into the merits of the case with a direction to the respondents to give notice to the petitioners and an opportunity to show that the properties in question are not included in the reserve forest. In the event the respondents find that the said properties are included in the reserve forest, they shall pass order to that effect, after hearing the petitioners. Till then the respondents shall not interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the lands in question by the petitioners. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.2173 of 2008 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 01.02.2008 ES