HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24801 OF 2006 Between: K.R. Bharathi and 11 others …Petitioners AND The State of A.P., rep., by District Collector, Rangareddy District and five others ...Respondents : O R D E R : Counsel for the petitioners : Shri Krishna Devan Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3 5 & 6: Government Pleader for Revenue July 20, 2007 Per G.S.SINGHVI, CJ Letter dated nil sent by Smt. K.R. Bharathi and eleven others with the complaint that order dated 14-7-2000 passed in Writ Petition No. 6371 of 1996 and batch for allotment of houses to them and other similarly situated persons who belong to weaker sections was not implemented, was treated by one of us (the Chief Justice) as taken up Writ Petition No. 24801 of 2006. On 23-4-2007, the Court after perusing the report of Shri R. Radha Krishna Reddy (Court Commissioner) directed District Collector, Ranga Reddy to forthwith take steps for evicting the unauthorised occupants from the houses meant for weaker sections of the society and submit report to this Court within two months. In compliance of the aforementioned order, District Collector, Ranga Reddy initiated action under Andhra Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1968 (for short, ‘the 1968 Act’). This exercise resulted in issuance of notices to 2320 persons who are said to have unauthorisedly occupied the houses meant for weaker sections of the society. In paragraphs 2 to 5 of the affidavit filed by him, Shri Praveen Prakash, Collector and District Magistrate, Ranga Reddy has averred as under: “ 2. I submit that in compliance to the Orders of the Hon’ble High Court Dated: 23rd April 2007, Special Teams were constituted involving the staff of Municipal, District Manager, Housing and Revenue Officers for conducting door to door survey, and obtaining the details of the occupants in houses meant for weaker section society. 3. I submit that the Special Teams have conducted door to door survey, and obtained the particulars of the occupants as listed in Annexure-1. 4. I submit that notices in Form-A under sub- section 1, Section-4 of Andhra Pradesh Public Premises (Eviction of un-authorised Occupants) Act 1968 notices were issued to all the occupants numbering 2320 on 30.06.2007 to show cause as to why they should not be evicted from illegal encroachment of houses meant for weaker sections of society in Sy.No.107 of Suraram Village of Qutbullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. Special counters have been opened at Tahsildar Office, Qutbullapur to receive replies to the notices from the occupants from 9.7.2007 to 14.7.2007. Out of 2320, replies from 1960 occupants have been received upto 14.7.2007. 5. I further submit that basing on the replies, and evidence submitted by the occupants, appropriate orders will to be passed under sub-section-2, Section 4 of A.P. Public Premises (Eviction of un-authorised Occupants) Act, 1968, and a report will be submitted to the Hon’ble High Court of A.P., Hyderabad.” From the affidavit of the Collector and District Magistrate, Ranga Reddy, it is evident that action has already been taken for evicting the persons who are said to have unauthorisedly occupied the houses meant for weaker sections of the society. Hence, this taken up petition is disposed of with the direction to District Collector, Ranga Reddy to complete the exercise initiated under the 1968 Act within next two months and send report to this Court by the end of September, 2007. The Registry is directed to list the case before the Court as soon as the report of District Collector, Ranga Reddy is received. While disposing of the writ petition in the manner indicated above, we deem it proper to make it clear that the persons to whom notices have been issued under the 1968 Act will be entitled to avail appropriate legal remedy against the adverse order, if any passed by the competent authority. The members of the weaker sections of the society shall also be free to avail appropriate legal remedy, if the concerned authorities fail to take steps for eviction of unauthorised occupants of the houses meant for them. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP No. 19592 of 2007 is disposed of as infructuous. G.S. SINGHVI, CJ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J July 20, 2007 ks