IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.8101 of 2000 Between: Ch.Sreerama Murthy, S/o.Chinna Narasaiah, Hindu, 65 years, Archaka of Sri Chandrasekharaswamivari Devasthanam, Gandepalli Village, East Godavari District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. District Collector, East Godavari at Kakinada. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Peddapuram, East Godavari District. 3. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Gandepally, East Godavari 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 will be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents as illegal and ultra vires to the provisions of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India directing the respondents are not entitled to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the land situated in R.S.Nos.29 and 35 of Gandepally Village of E.G.District. Counsel for the Petitioner: NONE APPEARED Counsel for the Respondents: GP for Revenue. The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.8101 of 2000 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in seeking to dispossess the petitioner from the land admeasuring Acs.29.00 in Survey Nos.29 and 35 of Gandepally Village of East Godavari District as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioner. Perused the record. The petitioner claims to be an Archaka of Sri Chandrasekhara Swami Vari Devasthanam, Gandepally Village & Mandal, of East Godavari District, that out of the extent of Acs.111.17 cents of the land belonging to the temple, the Joint Commissioner-II, Endowments Department, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, apportioned the said land into two {2} shares by allotting an extent of Acs.82.17 cents as temple’s share and an extent of Acs.29.00 as petitioner’s share as Archaka. The petitioner alleged that on 30.04.2000, the officials of respondent No.3 came to the land and started measuring the same without notice to him. On the apprehension that he may be dispossessed without any notice, he filed the present Writ Petition. Respondent No.2, who is the Revenue Divisional Officer, Peddapuram and also the Land Acquisition Officer, filed a counter affidavit wherein he denied any attempt on behalf of the respondents to dispossess the petitioner. He further stated that the petitioner filed the present Writ Petition on the mere apprehension that the above mentioned land may be acquired by the respondents, but so far, no proceedings have been initiated under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and hence, the question of taking possession does not arise. Having regard to these categorical averments contained in the counter affidavit, the Writ Petition is disposed of as infructuous giving liberty to the petitioner to question the proceedings, if any, initiated in future. _______________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 10th July 2008 RRB