IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 25694 of 2007 Between: Sri Anjaneya Agricultural Labour Welfare Society, Regd.no.192/06 Door No.1-22,Chitrada Pithapuram Mandal East Godavari District, rep.by its President Sri Donam Sesha Rao, S/o.Venkatesh aged about 50 years R/o. Chitrada village, Pithapuram Mandal East Godavari District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, East Godavari District 2 The Revenue Divisonal Officer, Kakinada East Godavari District 3 The Tahsildar, Pithapuram Mandal East Godavari District .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in initiating proceedings under the Land Encroachment Act for eviction of the members of the petitioner society from occupation of the land in SY.No.2 admeasuring an extent of Ac.44.20 cents in Chitrada village, Pithapuram Mandal, East Godavari District as illegal, arbitrary, and consequently direct the respondents not to evict the members of the petitioner society from the occupation and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO. 25694 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: The petitioner-society states that their members are in possession and enjoyment of the land in Survey No.2, admeasuring Ac.44.20 cents, situated in Chitrada Village, Pithapuram Mandal, East Godavari District since more than 30 years by raising crops therein. The case of the petitioner-Society is that to the notices issued under Section 7 of the Land Encroachment Act, they submitted their explanations, but the respondents, without considering their explanations, issued Section 6 notices on 12.11.2007 directing them to vacate from the land in question. On 03.12.2007, when the matter came up for admission, this Court passed the following order: “Post after one week so as to enable the individual members of the petitioner-society to take appropriate steps for filing individual appeals.” Today, when the matter is taken up for admission, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner-society sought two weeks time to enable it to approach the appellate authority concerned questioning the orders passed on 12.11.2007 under Section 6 of the Land Encroachment Act. In view of the request made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner-society, without going into the merits of the matter, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The petitioner-society is at liberty to approach the appellate authority concerned, questioning the orders passed under Section 6 of the Land Encroachment Act, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the threshold. No costs. _______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. Date: 17.06.2008. VGSR