APHC010173432020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3505] FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 10979/2020 Between: Challa Karreyya ...PETITIONER AND State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P RAJKUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 2 ORDER: 1. The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in trying to dispossess the petitioner from the land admeasuring an extent of Ac.1.00 cents in Survey No.284 and an extent of Ac.0.35 cents in Survey No.285/3 of Chinna Dimili Village, Bhamini Mandal, Srikakulam District, without issuing any notice or following the due procedure of contemplated under law. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the 4th respondent granted D-Form Patta in favour of the petitioner to an extent of Ac.1.00 cents in Survey No.284, vide Patta No.D.D.No.32/1407 dated 15.03.1998. It is further case of the petitioner that the remaining extent of Ac.0.35 cents in Survey No.285/3 is his ancestral property. In recognition of the possession of the petitioner over the subject land, the 4th respondent was also issued pattadar pass book and title deeds in his favour by duly mutating in his name in the revenue records. 3. It is further stated that while so, the 4th respondent tried to interfere with the possession of the petitioner without issuing any notice and without following the procedure contemplated under 3 law, so as to allot the subject lands in favour of eligible beneficiaries under Navaratnalu - Pedalandariki illu scheme. 4. In pursuance of the same, the 4th respondent along with staff visited the subject land on 27.06.2020 with JCB and tried to remove the tress existing thereon. Questioning the said action, the present writ petition is filed. 5. On the other hand, the 4th respondent filed counter affidavit stating that a joint inspection was conducted by a team of officers and found that the subject land is classified as ‘Gorja Poramboke’ in revenue records and therefore identified the same for the purpose of distributing the house site pattas in favour of eligible beneficiaries. 6. It is further stated in the counter affidavit that the writ petitioner with a malafide intention encroached the government land by submitting false and fabricated documents. With the above pleadings, the 4th respondent prayed to dismiss the writ petition. 7. At the stage of admission, this Court by order dated 08.07.2020 directed the respondents to maintain status quo in respect of subject land till proper enquiry is completed and 4 appropriate order is passed by the authorities with regard to genuineness of D-Form patta issued in favour of the petitioner. 8. During the course of hearing, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue would submit pursuant to the interim order no action is initiated against the petitioner. 9. Having considered the submissions made by both the counsel and taking into consideration of the interim order passed by this Court, to meet the ends of justice, it is appropriate to dispose of the present writ petition, directing the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the subject lands, except in accordance with law. 10. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the subject land, except in accordance with law. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. _____________________ JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR Dt: 20.06.2025. SR