THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO.15517 OF 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not taking any action against the illegal occupants of R & B Road at Annarugudem village, Tallada Mandal, Khammam District, which closes the way to reach road as illegal, arbitrary. 2. It is stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition that the petitioners constructed 4 thatched houses in Ac.3.00 guntas of land at Annarugudem village and staying with their family. There is direct entrance to reach R & B road from their houses. While so, one Shaik Abdul and Mittapalli Janardhan illegally occupied R & B land which is in front of their houses and started construction of the rooms. Immediately, the petitioners approached the respondents and gave representation to stop the construction work, but the respondents did not take any action till today. On 07-07-2009, Assistant Engineer, R & B Section, Wyra, Khammam District addressed a letter to the 3rd respondent giving details of the encroachers and requesting to evict the encroachers to recover the Government land, but no action has been taken. Hence, the writ petition. 3. The 1st respondent filed counter-affidavit stating that Janardhan and Abdul Nabi constructed A.C. sheds at 10.00 and 9.20 Meters respectively from centre of the road as R & B boundary is 15.00 M from road centre. Along with the above two persons, some other persons occupied the road boundary by constructing huts and A.C. sheds. Before the representation of the petitioners. Assistant Engineer addressed a letter to the Tahsildar, Thallada, dated 21-11-2009 to remove the encroachments. The information was also given to the Sub Inspector of Police, Thallada. The Executive Engineer, R & B, Khammam, addressed a letter to the R.D.O., Khammam to give suitable instructions to the Tahsildar to initiate eviction of the encroachments. R & B is taking necessary steps for eviction of encroachments by following due process of law. Hence, he prays to dismiss the writ petition. 4. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleaders for R & B and Revenue. 5. It is not in dispute before this Court that some persons encroached on to the site belonging to R & B department at Annarugudem village, Thallada Mandal, Khammam District. As a matter of fact, Assistant Engineer, Wyra, addressed a letter to M.R.O. giving details with regard to persons who illegally occupied the site belonging to R & B department. 1st respondent also stated in the counter-affidavit that R & B is taking necessary steps to remove the encroachments.. Therefore, the respondents are directed to remove the encroachments made on the site belonging to the 1st respondent. Respondents 2 and 3 shall fix a date so that the 1st respondent can present for removal of the encroachments. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order after giving reasonable opportunity to the encroachers. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. --------------------- K.C.BHANU, J DATED: 18-11-2011 Hsd