THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.12946 of 2007 ORDER: The petitioners are said to be the Associations of agriculturists/agricultural labourers of Achampeta and Thimmapuram Villages. They state that the land in various survey numbers of those villages was leased to their members for the past several years. They challenge the action of the respondents in preventing them from entering the land in Ava Tank Poramboke of Thimmapuram Village, Kakinada Rural Mandal, East Godavari District, which is said to have been leased to them. The petitioners have raised several contentions and submit that the respondents are not justified in preventing them from cultivating the land. They submitted a representation, dated 08.06.2007, to the District Collector and Magistrate, East Godavari District at Kakinada, the second respondent herein, with a prayer to permit them to cultivate the land without interruption. On behalf of the respondents, a detailed counter-affidavit is filed. It is stated that the land is part of Tank Poramboke and taking advantage of permission accorded for temporary cultivation of the land for the year 1976, several persons have indulged in not only misuse of the land, but also the alienation thereof in favour of Real Estate Agencies. It is stated that the lands have been resumed to the Government vide proceedings, dated 03.05.2007, and that the petitioners or their members do not have any right over the same. On coming to know that the lands were resumed to the Government vide proceedings, dated 03.05.2007, the petitioner filed W.P.M.P.No.23153 of 2008 with a request to amend the prayer, enabling them to challenge the said proceedings. This Court ordered the same. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioners are neither absolute owners of the property nor were they granted any regular patta over it. It is not in dispute that the lease was granted for a limited period for enabling them to cultivate. On his noticing certain irregularities detrimental to the very interest of the Tank, the second respondent passed orders, dated 03.05.2007, resuming the land to the Government. Thereafter, boards were erected cautioning the people from entering it. The object appears to be to ensure that the tank is not adversely affected. Be that as it may, once the land has been resumed to the Government, no relief can be granted to the petitioners, at this stage. So far as the challenge to the proceedings, dated 03.05.2007, is concerned, the petitioners can approach the Government or the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration through an appeal or revision. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioners to avail the remedy before the Government or the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration vis-à-vis the order, dated 03.05.2007, passed by the second respondent. It is directed that the respondents shall not alienate or assign the land in question nor shall they permit it to be put to other use. Every endeavour shall be made to preserve and maintain the Tank. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:04.03.2009 kdl