IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.26098 of 2000, 12738 of 2001 and 21980 of 2003 WRIT PETITION NO:26098 of 2000 Between: Ch.S.V.Narayana Rao and others ..... PETITIONERS AND Government of A.P. and others .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.B.V.RAMA MOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR REVENUE WRIT PETITION NO:12738 of 2001 Between: Guntur Laxmi and others ..... PETITIONERS AND Government of A.P. and others .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.B.V.RAMA MOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR REVENUE WRIT PETITION NO:21980 of 2003 Between: 1 Punukollu Sivakumar, S/o. Venkata Satya Veera Brahmanandam, C/o. Sri P.V. Bhaskar Rao, Mohini Films Dwarakanagar, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 2 Punukollu Sayaji Rao, S/o. Bhushayya, C/o. Sri P.V. Bhaskar Rao, Mohini Films Dwarakanagar, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 3 Punukollu Sobhakiran, S/o. Venkata Satya Veera Brahmanandam, C/o. Sri P.V. Bhaskar Rao, Mohini Films Dwarakanagar, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 4 Mummaneni Venkata Kutumba Rao, S/o. Venkata Subbaiah, C/o. Sri P.V. Bhaskar Rao, Mohini Films Dwarakanagar, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 5 Surapaneni Satyanarayana, s/o. Venkata Krishnaiah, C/o. Sri P.V. Bhaskar Rao, Mohini Films Dwarakanagar, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 4 The Special Deputy Tahsildar (Inams), Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam (Division), Visakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 5 Thye Mandal Revenue Officer, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 6 The Mandal Revenue Inspector, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.B.V.RAMA MOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : COMMON ORDER: These three writ petitions involve identical issue, namely, the claim that the petitioners shall be declared as lawful owners and possessors of the lands in their respective occupation in Survey Nos.86 and 125 of Gajuwaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, by virtue of the purported pattas granted in their favour. At the hearing, Sri B.V.Rama Mohan Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners placed before me a copy of G.O.Ms.No.44, dated 11.01.2008, a perusal of which shows that the proposals sent by the District Collector, Visakhapatnam, to accept the recommendations of the House Committee were accepted and G.O.Ms.No.7, Revenue, dated 04.01.2003 was modiﬁed subject to the conditions contained in (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 8 of the G.O. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that as this G.O. relates to all the lands situated in Gajuwaka including the lands in respect of which the petitioners are claiming their rights, the petitioners are willing to approach the respondents for regularisation in terms of the said G.O., instead of pursuing these writ petitions. In view of this submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, the writ petitions are disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to approach the Oﬃcer concerned within a period of eight (8) weeks from today for regularisation of their occupation in terms of G.O.Ms.No.44. If such applications are received, the competent authority shall dispose of the same expeditiously. Till disposal of the petitioners’ applications, if made within the above-stipulated time, their possession shall not be interfered with. As a sequel to disposal of main petitions, WVMP.No.2228 of 2001 in WPMP.No.33238 of 2000 in WP.No.26098 of 2000 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd SEPTEMBER, 2008. Note: issue copy in three (3) days. B/o kvni