IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 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 : 16875 of 2007 BETWEEN : People`s Union for civil Liberties , Andhra Pradesh rep.by its General SecretaryJaya Vindhyala, D/o.V.K.Reddy, O/o. 16-8- 908/7, Yadav complex, Malakpet cross road, Hyderabad-24 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of AP., rep.by its Principal secretary Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Government of AP., rep.by its Principal Secretary Social Welfare Department, Secretariat,Hyderabad 3 The Vice chairman/Managing Director, AP State Housing Corporation, Hyderabad 4 The District Collector & District Magistrate Mahabubnagar District Mahabubnagar , AP 5 The District Collector & District Magistrate Srikakulam District 6 The District Collector & District Magistrate Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram 7 The District Collector & District Magistrate Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam 8 The District Collector & District Magistrate Rajahmundry, East Godavari District 9 The District Collector & District Magistrate Eluru, West Godavari District 10 The District Collector & District Magistrate Krishna District, Vijayawada 11 The District Collector & District Magistrate Guntur District, Guntur 12 The District Collector & District Magistrate Prakasam District, Ongole 13 The District Collector & District Magistrate Nellore District, Nellore 14 The District Collector & District Magistrate Kurnool District, Kurnool 15 The District Collector & District Magistrate Kadapa district, Kadapa 16 The District Collector & District Magistrate Ananthapur District, Ananthapur 17 The District Collector & District Magistrate Chittoor District, Chittoor 18 The District Collector & District Magistrate Adilabad District, Adilabad 19 The District Collector & District Magistrate Nizamabad District, Nizamabad 20 The District Collector & District Magistrate Karimnagar District, Karimnagar 21 The District Collector & District Magistrate Warangal District, Warangal 22 The District Collector & District Magistrate Khammam District,Khammam 23 The District Collector & District Magistrate Nalgonda District,Nalgonda 24 The District Collector & District Magistrate Medak District, Sangareddy 25 The District Collector & District Magistrate Ranga Reddy District,Lakdikapool,Hyderabad 26 The District Collector & District Magistrate Hyderabad District, Abids,Nampally, Road, Hyderabad .....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 or order or direction under article 226 of the constitution of India particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the state government and the district collectors to publish the availability of the Government land for house sites and to publish the list of people who are eligible for allotment of house sites. The information should be District wise with particulars of villages and Survey Numbers of the Government land. The authorities should be directed to furnish this information with in short time and implement the allotting house sites with in specified period after calling for the records. Counsel for the Petitioners :MR.PRATTIPATI VENKATESWARLU 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 : 16875 of 2007 ORDER : (Per Hon’ble Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) This is a public interest litigation, wherein the petitioner-body has prayed that the Government- authorities be directed to give details about the Government lands, which can be allotted to poor people. In pursuance of notices issued by this Court, some details with regard to lands available in Khammam District, have been given by filing a counter affidavit. We have heard the learned advocates and have gone through the counter aﬃdavit and contents there on. It is for the Government to frame its policy with regard to allotment of land to poor people. We are sure that the Government will be acting as per its policy after considering availability of the land. In our opinion, this Court cannot constrain the Government to allot all Government lands to poor persons. Upon perusal of the counter, this Court is prima facie satisﬁed that needful is being done by the Government at this stage, and it appears that an eﬀort is being made to see that in a phased manner, lands are allotted to poor and needy persons as per the policy of the State. Writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. No order as to costs. _________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 12th September 2008 ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J ajr To 1 The Principal secretary, Revenue Department, Government of AP., Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Government of AP., Secretariat,Hyderabad 3 The Vice chairman/Managing Director, AP State Housing Corporation, Hyderabad 4 The District Collector & District Magistrate Mahabubnagar District Mahabubnagar , AP 5 The District Collector & District Magistrate Srikakulam District 6 The District Collector & District Magistrate Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram 7 The District Collector & District Magistrate Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam 8 The District Collector & District Magistrate Rajahmundry, East Godavari District 9 The District Collector & District Magistrate Eluru, West Godavari District 10 The District Collector & District Magistrate Krishna District, Vijayawada 11 The District Collector & District Magistrate Guntur District, Guntur 12 The District Collector & District Magistrate Prakasam District, Ongole 13 The District Collector & District Magistrate Nellore District, Nellore 14 The District Collector & District Magistrate Kurnool District, Kurnool 15 The District Collector & District Magistrate Kadapa district, Kadapa 16 The District Collector & District Magistrate Ananthapur District, Ananthapur 17 The District Collector & District Magistrate Chittoor District, Chittoor 18 The District Collector & District Magistrate Adilabad District, Adilabad 19 The District Collector & District Magistrate Nizamabad District, Nizamabad 20 The District Collector & District Magistrate Karimnagar District, Karimnagar 21 The District Collector & District Magistrate Warangal District, Warangal 22 The District Collector & District Magistrate Khammam District,Khammam 23 The District Collector & District Magistrate Nalgonda District,Nalgonda 24 The District Collector & District Magistrate Medak District, Sangareddy 25 The District Collector & District Magistrate Ranga Reddy District,Lakdikapool,Hyderabad 26 The District Collector & District Magistrate Hyderabad District, Abids,Nampally, Road, Hyderabad