IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 8024 of 2005 Between: 1 Mada Suryanarayana, S/o. Simhachalam, R/o. Kakarapalli Vill, Munagapaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 2 Vakada Seethamma, W/o. Konda Babu, R/o. Kakarpalli Vill, Munagapaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 3 Mada Adinarayana, S/o. Simhachalam, R/o. Kakarapalli Vill, Munagapaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Munagapaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakshapatnam, Visakhapatnam 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 may be pleased to Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents herein to issue pattas under A.P. Land Assignment Act and the Rules made thereunder to the petitioners in respect of Ac.3.00 of dry land in Sy.No. 189 of Kakarpalli village, Munagapaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, which is in their cultivation and occupation from 1991 and to pass such other order or orders in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.E.V.BHAGIRATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: G.P. FOR REVENUE The Court at the stage of admission made the following ORDER: The case of the petitioners is that they are landless poor and are in possession of three acres of land in Survey No.189 of Kakarapalli village, Munagapaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, by paying tax and Land Revenue to the Government and made an application to the first respondent for assignment of the said land in their favour, but, without passing any orders respondents are threatening to dispossess them from the said land without taking recourse of due process of law. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to dispose of the application of the petitioners for assignment of three acres of land in Survey No.189 of Kakarapalli Village, Munagapaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, as per rules relating to the assignment, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and communicate the decision taken to the petitioners. Pending disposal of the said application, both the parties shall maintain status quo obtaining as on today with regard to possession. No costs. ________________ C.Y. SOMAYAJULU,J Date: 27th April, 2005 Isn ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Munagapaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakshapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 3 Two CCs to G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies