THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.22590 of 2006 Dated: 01-11-2006 Between: P. Nagabhushan Reddy and another. ..... PETITIONERS AND The District Collector, Kadapa District and others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION No.22590 of 2006 ORDER: The two petitioners are residents of Tipparajupalli Village. They claim to be the owners of agricultural land admeasuring Ac.1.13 ½ cents in survey No.618/1 situated at said Village, Pendlimarri Mandal in Kadapa District. It is alleged that the Government is acquiring lands in the vicinity on the ground that they are assigned lands and in that connection, respondent No.2 informed the petitioners that there is proposal to acquired their land. It is further alleged that there is proposal to take possession of the land without initiating any steps under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894(the Act, for brevity). Therefore, they filed instant writ petition declaring the action of the respondents as illegal and arbitrary. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (General-A), this Court observes that if the petitioners have valid title to the land and are in possession of the land as on today, they cannot be dispossessed without due process of law or initiating steps under the Act. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ____________ V.V.S.RAO, J 01st November, 2006 ghn