THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 23876 OF 2002 Dated: 14.11.2011 Between : Pala Pentaiah … Petitioner And The Mandal Revenue Officer and another … Respondents The Court made the following:- THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 23876 OF 2002 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents 1 and 2 in attempting to dispossess the petitioner from the land admeasuring Ac.1.00 situated in R.S.No.471 of Ganapavaram village, Buttaigudem Mandal, West Godavari District, is arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner claims title and possession in respect of the said land having purchased the same under the registered sale deed dated 07.01.1946. Admittedly, the land is notified as scheduled area. The material available on record shows that on a complaint made by the Special Deputy Tahsildar, Tribal Welfare complaining that the possession of the petitioner in respect of land in question was in contravention of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959 (for short, ‘Regulation 1 of 1959’), the Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, K.R.Puram after holding due enquiry found that the petitioner’s possession was not in contravention of the provisions of the Regulation 1 of 1959. Accordingly, by order dated 28.05.2002, the eviction proceedings initiated against the petitioner were dropped. According to the petitioner, the said order has become final. In spite of the same, as the respondents are attempting to interfere with the agricultural operations of the petitioner, the present writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents 1 and 2, is arbitrary and illegal. Despite notice, no counter affidavit is filed and the averments in the writ petition, stood unrebutted. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. Having regard to the facts and circumstances noticed above, particularly the order of the Special Deputy Collector (TW) dated 28.05.2002, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner in respect of the land in question in any manner whatsoever without following due process of law. No costs. ___________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 14.11.2011 Ivd