THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.7034 OF 2010 DATED:29.03.2010 Between: Ghantasala Vishnu Bhavani Sankar .. Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh rep., by the District Collector, West Godavari District, Eluru and others .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.7034 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is allegedly owner of land admeasuring Acs.2.10 cents in R.S.N.496/2 of Gorlagadapa Village in Narsapur Mandal of West Godavari District. It appears that he also obtained lease from Akula Subba Rao to an extent of Ac.1.00 and cultivating the land. According to the petitioner, there are civil disputes between himself and fifth respondent, the Sarpanch of the Village. They in collusion with the sixth respondent started filling up the private lands under the NAREGS, on 11.03.2010. When the petitioner raised objection, they threatened and lodged a complaint with the police. Therefore, he filed the instant Writ Petition. At the stage of admission itself, learned Standing Counsel for Vemuladeevi West Gram Panchayat, Narsapur Mandal, obtained instructions. He submits that NAREGS works are being taken up by filling up the Puntha in R.S.No.496/2. He also submits that an extent of Acs.11.00 in the said survey number is the Government land. He denied the allegation that private land is being filled up. In paragraph No.3 of the affidavit accompanying the Writ Petition, the petitioner admits that there is a Government Puntha adjacent to the land in possession of the petitioner. Therefore, in the likelihood of the petitioner’s land being filled up as part of NAREGS, the same cannot be done without due process of law. The Writ Petition with the above observation is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ (V.V.S. RAO, J) 29.03.2010 Note:- Dispatch C.C. by 06.04.2010. (B/o) KH