Dandla Narsamma, v. The State Of A.P.,

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. RAMALINGESWARA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 14232 OF 2011 ORDER:

The petitioners claim that they are the absolute owners and possessors of patta lands in various survey numbers situated in Goyalwada Village of Ramagundam Mandal, Kraimnagar District. It is their case that taking into consideration their poverty, they were granted pattas. While so, the Tahsildar, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District came to their lands on 12.05.2011 and made certain markings on them. On enquiry, they came to know that the respondents have decided to allot the said lands by converting them into house sites to the persons whose lands are acquired in Murmur Village under Sripadarao project. The petitioners state that the respondents, without initiating any proceedings in law, are trying to dispossess them. This Court by order, dated 18.05.

2011, granted stay of dispossession for a period of four weeks and the respondents were given liberty to issue notice to the petitioners, give them an opportunity of hearing and take action in accordance with law. The said interim order was not extended further. Respondent Nos.1 to 5 filed WVMP.No.4687 of 2011 stating that in respect of the project displaced families of Murmur village, land to an extent of Ac.117.16 guntas in Goilwada Village of Ramagundam Mandal was identified and a notification calling for claims and objections for acquisition of the said land was served on the occupants on 22.06.2007 and a copy of the notice was also published in the village. After hearing the claims and objections, the land was resumed to Government and the orders of resumption were passed on 16.07.2007. The total land to an extent of Ac.117.

06 guntas was taken into Government custody while conducting panchanama on 25.07.

Divisional Officer, Peddapalli on 14.08.2007 for payment of amount in respect of the unobjectionable assignees. In respect of the petitioners wherever they are entitled, they are identified for payment of exgratia. The land was resumed in the year 2007 and was developed in the year 2008 after obtaining administrative sanction of the Project Administrator through the Collector, Karimnagar, dated 13.09.2008. Out of the ten petitioners, petitioner Nos.1, 2, 9 and 10 were paid exgratia amount in two spells on 16.09.2009 and 30.09.2010. In view of the above averments, it is clear that originally the land was a Government land and it was assigned in favour of the petitioners.

Ten petitioners were in possession of small extents of land and their possession was verified with regard to the certificate produced by them and exgratia amount was paid to petitioner Nos.1, 2, 9 and 10 and in respect of other petitioners no amount was paid. However, it is stated that the possession of the land was taken in the year 2007 and it was developed in 2008 and the petitioners filed the present writ petition in the year 2011.

In view of the above circumstances, no relief can be granted in the present writ petition and the writ petition is dismissed. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall also stand dismissed. No order as to costs.

______________________________ A. RAMALINGESWARA RAO, J Date: 02.11.2016 ES