THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16038 of 2008 ORDER: Although the matter is listed under the caption ‘interlocutory’, at the request of the learned counsel on either side, the Writ Petition itself is taken up for hearing and being disposed of by this order. This writ petition is filed with the prayer, which reads as under: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondents in evicting the petitioners from the land in their possession admeasuring Ac.1.60 cents bearing Sy.No.183 situated Valasapaka Village, Kakinada Rural Mandal, East Godavari, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondent to issue pattas to the petitioners in respect of Sy.No.183 in favour of the petitioners.” It is the case of the petitioners that they are in longstanding possession of aforesaid piece of land by erecting huts and they are living in it. It is their grievance that in spite of their claims for grant of house-sites are pending consideration, the respondents are taking steps for their dispossession from the aforesaid land. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Government, it is stated that the land in Survey No.183 of Valasapakala Village is classified as puntha poramboke. It is further stated that as the petitioners pleaded that they are house less poor persons, their claims are under consideration and their names were included in the list of beneficiaries under Indiramma Scheme to accommodate house-sites in the neighbouring village, by name, Sarpavaram. It is further stated that after completion of land acquisition process, steps would be taken to accommodate the petitioners. It is also stated that in Writ Petition No.6742 of 2004, this Court directed for removal of encroachments, as such, proceedings were initiated under Section 7 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Encroachment Act. In the affidavit filed in support of the implead petition filed by respondents 4 to 7, it is stated that they are the residents of Valasapakala Village and they own agricultural lands and that by illegally occupying the puntha poramboke land, the petitioners are obstructing their path for agricultural lands. Though it is pleaded that the petitioners are in longstanding possession, as it is stated in the counter-affidavit that the land in Survey No.183 is a puntha poramboke, no direction can be issued to the respondents not to dispossess them. Further, as it is pleaded that there were directions of this Court for removal of encroachments in Writ petition No.6742 of 2004 and as it is stated that the claims of the petitioners were under consideration for grant of house-sites in the neighbouring village, by name, Sarpavaram, I do not find any merit in this writ petition for issuance of directions as prayed for. However, I am sure that the respondents will take steps to accommodate house-sites to the petitioners in the existing schemes, which are being implemented for providing house-sites to the weaker sections of the society, after considering their eligibility. The writ petition is disposed of with the observation as indicated above. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 11th AUGUST, 2011. kvni