THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1902 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners claim to have purchased different extents of land in R.S.No.11 of Mallavalli Village, Bapulapadu Mandal, Krishna District being under the impression that it is a private patta land. It is stated that the officials of the Revenue Department visited the Village and found that large extents of Government land were encroached by private individuals and that notices under the Andhra Pradesh Encroachment Act, 1905 (for short ‘the Act’) were issued to various individuals including the neighbours of the petitioners. Their grievance is that the authorities are trying to evict them from the land without initiating any proceedings vis-à-vis the land. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioners, no doubt, purchased the land from a private individual. However, if the land belongs to the Government, such persons do not derive any right upon it. In case the respondents intend to evict the petitioners from the land in question, they have to initiate proceedings under the Act. A person in occupation of the Government land also cannot be evicted without initiating proceedings under the relevant provisions of law. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the respondents shall not evict the petitioners from the land in question, without initiating proceedings under the Act. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dt:03.02.2010 kdl