THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.33117 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioners are admittedly in occupation of Government land. It is their case that they submitted their objections to the notice issued by the 3rd respondent under Section 7 of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act; and neither has any orders been passed thereupon nor have proceedings under Section 6 of the Act been issued. They are aggrieved by a caution notice informed the public at large that nobody could enter upon the subject land. Once occupation of the petitioners’ over Government land is admitted, the only mode of eviction is after a notice is issued under Section 7; the petitioners are given an opportunity of being heard; orders are passed on the petitioners’ objections; and, thereafter, proceedings under Section 6 of the Act are issued. Admittedly neither has any order been issued till date nor has any order under Section 6 been passed. I consider it appropriate, in such circumstances, to direct the respondents not to evict the petitioners from the land in question, except on an order being passed on the petitioners’ objection to the Section 7 notice, and after proceedings under Section 6 of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act are issued. The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. No costs. Date: 20.12.2011 ____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J MRKR