THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.20321 of 2010 ORDER: The case of the petitioners is that they are in possession and enjoyment of the land in an extent of Ac.11½ in Sy.No.438 situated in Nagineniprolu Village, Burgampahad Revenue Mandal, Khammam District, since more than seven decades including his fore fathers. While so, out of the said 11½ acres of land, they have given an extent of Ac.5.50 cents to their daughters and son and they are in possession of the said land. It is stated that the petitioners are in possession and enjoyment of the remaining extent of Ac.7.00 of land. While it being so, the officials of the Forest Department were interfering with their possession and enjoyment of the said Ac.7.00 of land, without following due process of law, and therefore, they approached this Court and filed W.P.No.1744 of 2008. This Court disposed of the said writ petition on 01.02.2008 directing the respondents therein to conduct enquiry and pass appropriate orders and till then not to interfere with the petitioners’ possession and enjoyment of the land in question. Thereafter, the Forest Officials kept quite and not taken any action as on today. However, the Forest Officials were obstructing their agricultural operations by sending respondents 4 and 5, who belong to Scheduled Tribe. Hence, they approached the Special Assistant Agent & Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Mobile Court), Bhadrachalam and filed O.S.No.40 of 2010 seeking permanent injunction. Pending the suit, they filed I.A.No.22 of 2010 seeking temporary injunction and the Special Assistant Agent & Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Mobile Court), Bhadrachalam, while granting interim injunction directed the Station House Officer, Burgampahad and the sixth respondent-Tahsildar, Burgampahad to give protection to the petitioners’ land. The grievance of the petitioners is that even though they have made representations dated 31.07.2010 and 07.08.2010 to the sixth respondent, along with the said order copy, the sixth respondent is not providing police protection to their land. A counter-affidavit has been filed by the seventh respondent- Sub-Inspector of Police, Burgampahad Police Station denying the allegations made by the petitioners, and stating that the petitioners approached the Burgampahad Police Station on 28.07.2010 with a representation and requested them to provide police protection to their lands situated in Nagineniprolu Village, Burgampahad Mandal, Khammam District, as ordered in I.A.No.22 of 2010 in O.S.No.40 of 2010; that on receipt of such representation, an entry was made in the General Diary and respondents 4 and 5 were directed not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners in any manner; that at present respondents 4 and 5 or their henchmen are not interfering with the petitioners land; that respondents 4 and 5 were also warned that if there is any deviation of the order of the Trial Court, necessary steps will be taken against them in accordance with law and that the petitioners were informed that as and when they require police protection, they can approach the respondent Police. In view of the averments made in the counter-affidavit, no further orders are necessary in the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly closed. However, if respondents 4 and 5 violate the order passed in the above said I.A., the petitioners are at liberty to approach the Police. There shall be no order as to costs. N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 06.09.2010 va