THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.14392 OF 2008 BETWEEN: 1. Mohammed Safiuddin, S/o. Mohammed Sharifuddin, R/o. Krutla, M.R. Korutla, Karimnagar District, and others. …. PETITIONERS And The Tahsildar, Korutla, M.R. Korutla, Karimnagar District. …. RESPONDENT Counsel for petitioners: Sri P. V. Narayana Rao, Counsel for respondents : G.P. for Revenue The Court made the following order: ORDER: The petitioners, claiming to be the pattedars by virtue of the assignment of land in an extent of Ac.1.00 each, situated in S.No.766/45, 766/46, 766/47 and 766/48 respectively, of Korutla village and Mandal, Karimnagar District, have filed this writ petition to declare the action of the respondents in trying to dispossess them from the said land without following due process of law, as illegal. It is the case of the petitioners that the aforesaid land was assigned to each of them under the Final Patta Certificate in B/455/2003 dated 18.10.2003 by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Korutla. They claim that they came into possession of the said land by virtue of the said assignment and have been enjoying the same. They however complain that the respondents are trying to dispossess them with a view to allot their land as house sites under “Indiramma Gruha Nirmana Pathakam”. That is how the petitioners filed this writ petition for the aforesaid relief. The first respondent Tahsildar, Korutla has filed counter denying the claim of the petitioners with regard to their patta and possession. It is stated that the aforesaid land was originally assigned to others, viz., Gelle Chandra Shekar S/o. Narsaiah, Gelle Narsaiah S/o. Pochalu, Khaja Moinnddin Nasar Mohammad, and Ali Hymed S/o. Khaja Miya and the said persons were recorded as pattedars and enjoyers in the revenue records for the year 1988-89. They were also recorded as pattedars in the pahanies till date. The said assignees alienated the land in favour of one Smt. Shameem Begum W/o. Chand Basha and Chand Pasha S/o. Shaik Moinuddin. The father of the petitioners, viz., Md Sharifudding was present during the enquiry into the alienation made by the aforesaid persons and set up claim that the land belonged to them. He also filed patta certificates said to have been issued in file No.B/455/2003 dated 8.10.2003. The 1st respondent therefore ascertained the genuineness of the said document and found that the assignment granted in favour of Gelle Chandra Shekar and others were still in force and the patta certificate dated 18.10.2003 shown by the father of the petitioners was found to be not genuine. On a consideration of the rival pleadings and the averments made in the counter affidavit; and in the light of the specific stand taken by the 1st respondent that the petitioners were neither granted any assignment nor are they in possession of the subject land, no relief as claimed by the petitioners can be granted in the writ petition. However, it is just and proper to hold enquiry and ascertain the genuineness of the patta certificates after due notice to the petitioners and upon such enquiry, if it is found that the patta certificates are not genuine, the respondents can always take appropriate action against the petitioners in accordance with law. In the circumstances, the 2nd respondent-District Collector, Karimnagar is directed to conduct enquiry into the matter and pass appropriate orders as early as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Pending such enquiry, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 29th November, 2010 Js.