IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 26959 of 2007 Between: 1 Chaluvadi Satyanarayana Swamy, s/o. Badrinarayana, r/o. Chimakurthi Village, Prakasam District. 2 Chaluvadi Parthasarathi, s/o. Badrinarayana, r/o. Chimakurthi Village, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Prakasam District, Ongole 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Santhunuthalapadu Mandal, Santhunuthalapadu, Prakasam 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 order or direction declaring the action of the respondents in trying to take away the lands of the petitioners,namely, Ac. 1-45 cents in Sy.Nos. 596 and 597 of Parnamitta village and Gram Panchayat in Santhunuthalapadu Mandal, Prakasam District, belonging to the first petitioner, and Ac. 2-50 cents in Sy.No. 596 of Parnamitta village and Gra m Panchayat in Santhunuthalapadu Mandal, Prakasam District, belonging to the second petitioner, without following any precedure known to law, for the purpose of allotment of the same as house sites to the landless poor under the scheme Indiramma Housing Scheme, as arbitrary, illegal and unjust and issue a consequential direction directing the respondents not to interfere in any manner whatsoever with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioners over their respective lands and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:KUM.C.SINDHU KUMARI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : Oral order: The petitioners allege attempts by the respondents to dispossess them from the land in an extent of Ac.1-45 cents in Sy.No.596 and 597 of Parnamitta village and Gram Panchayat in Santhanuthalapadu Mandal, Prakasam District belonging to the 1st petitioner and Ac.2-50 cents in Sy.No. 596 of the same village belonging to the 2nd petitioner. The petitioners assert ownership and possession of the property. The 3rd respondent has filed a counter-affidavit clearly and categorically denying any proposal either to acquire the land or to interfere with the possession and ownership of the petitioners in respect of the property. In the light of this clear and categorical denial as set out in the counter-affidavit of the 3rd respondent dated 28-4-2009, the grievance of the petitioners does not subsist. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _________________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 1st May, 2009. GRR