IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14366 of 2008 Between: Marisetti Venkata Rao S/o. Bapanaiah R/ao. Ravimetla Village, Nidadavole Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, West Godavari District at Eluru. 2 The Tahsildar, Nidadavole Mandal, Nidadavole, West Godavari District. 3 The Revimetla Gram Panchayat , rep. by its Sarpanch Ravimetla Village, Nidadavole Mandal, West Godavari 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 issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent authorities in granting house site pattas to the landless poor persons in the land earmarked for Burial Ground in Sy.No. 133/1, Ravimetla Village, Nidadavile Mandal, West Godavari District, as arbitrary illegal, null and void and violative of Article 300-A of Constitution of India and principles of Natural justice and consequently direct the respondent authorities not to allot any house site pattas in the land in Sy.No. 133/1 of Ravimetla Village, Nidadavole Mandal, West Godavari District which is meant for Burial Ground of Ravimetla Village, and to pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.BALAJI MEDAMALLI Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14366 of 2008 ORDER : (Per Hon’ble Sri Anil R.Dave, CJ) In this public interest litigation, it has been alleged that land bearing Survey No.133/1 situated at Ravimetla village of Nidadavole Mandal, West Godavari District, which has been earmarked for burial ground, is to be allotted to poor people for construction of their houses. Learned Government Pleader Sri Giridhar, appearing for the Revenue, has submitted that the apprehension of the petitioner is not correct for the reason that no land which is earmarked as burial ground, is to be allotted to anybody for the purpose of construction of houses. It has been clarified by him that land in Survey No.133/2 is to be allotted to landless poor persons. For the aforestated reason, we do not find any substance in the petition. Petition is dismissed with no order as to costs. _________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 7th July 2008 ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J ajr To 1 The District Collector, West Godavari District at Eluru. 2 The Tahsildar, Nidadavole Mandal, Nidadavole, West Godavari District. 3 The Sarpanch, Ravimetla Gram Panchayat, Ravimetla Village, Nidadavole Mandal, West Godavari District.