IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 22318 of 2008 Between: Kadarla Vidya Sagar S/o.Venkatesham Malkapuram,Karimnagar(M) District Karimnagar ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of A.P rep.by its District Collector Karimnagar District 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer Karimnagar District Karimnagar 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer Karimnagar(M) & District .....RESPONDENTS 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 an order or direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in acquring Agricultural Lands comprised in Sy Number 339/2,admeasuring ac.5-00 guntas situated at Malkapur(V) Karimnagar(M)& District belonging to the petitioner without follwoing the due process of law as contemplated under the provisions of Land Acquisition act or any other law as illegal arbitrarty high handed and violative of Fundamental and constitutional Rights as guranteed under Article 21,31-A and 300-A of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to follow the provisions of the Land Acquisition act and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.ANANDAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following Order: Petitioner claims to be an Ex-service man. He was assigned an extent of Ac.5.00 of land in Sy.No.339/2 of Malkapur Village, Karimnagar District on 18-07-1992. He claims to be in possession and enjoyment of the said property. The grievance of the petitioner is that respondents are trying to dispossess him from the land without either acquiring it or following the procedure prescribed by law. He makes a mention to the preliminary steps said to have been taken by the respondents to dispossess him. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. The petitioner placed before this Court a copy of the order of assignment dated 18-07-1992, wherein patta certiﬁcate for the land in Sy.No.339/2 was granted to him. With that, he has become the owner of the land and he cannot be dispossessed from it except by following the procedure prescribed by law. Once the petitioner was granted patta, land cannot be resumed by the Government except by way of acquisition. Under these circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing that the respondents shall not interfere with the possession of the petitioner over the land in Sy.No.339/2 admeasuring Ac.5.00 situated at Malkapur Village, Karimnagar District, without initiating proceedings, in accordance with law. No order as to costs. _______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:14-10-2008 Note:Furnish copy within three days bo usd To 1 The District Collector, Karimnagar District 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer Karimnagar District Karimnagar 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer Karimnagar(M) & District 4 Two CCs to GP for Land Acquisition, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two CD copies