IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH, AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO W.P. No. 18428 OF 2005 Date: 29.09.2005 BETWEEN: Pamidimukkala Venkateswar Rao …. PETITIONER And 1. The State of A.P. rep. by the District Collector, Vizianagaram, and others. …. RESPONDENTS HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 18428 OF 2005 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be in occupation of agricultural land admeasuring an extent of Acs.3.90 in S.No.29 of Kandulapadam village in Vizianagaram District. He allegedly dug a bore-well for irrigating his lands. The petitioner also states that he also purchased the land in S.No.27 (corresponding to old S.No.12) from one Sappi Lachamma and Sappi Paramesu under a sale deed dated 26.12.1995. He allege that the second respondent is now trying to evict the petitioner from the land on the ground that the land in S.No.27 (old S.No.12) is already surrendered by the fourth respondent in the related proceedings under A.P. Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973. Therefore, the petitioner seeks a declaration that the action of the respondents in dispossessing the petitioner is illegal and arbitrary. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (General). As rightly pointed out by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the writ petition is filed on mere apprehension. Be that as it is, if the petitioner is in possession of the land, until and unless due process of law is followed, the respondents shall not dispossess him. The Writ Petition, with the above observations, is accordingly disposed of at the admission stage. ______________ (V.V.S. RAO, J.) 29th September, 2005 Js