Yellu Goverdhan Reddy v. The State Of Telangana, Rep. By Its Principal Secretary,

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM WRIT PETITION No.12868 OF 2016 ORDER:

The writ petition is filed challenging the action of the respondents in trying to dispossess the petitioner from his land admeasuring 1724.25 sq. yards situated at Sy.No.1897, Prashanth Nagar, Siddipet, Medak District under the guise of laying pipeline for drinking water under RWS and also road widening without following the due process of law.

The case of the petitioner is that he is the absolute owner and possessor of the above said land as the same was acquired by him through a registered sale deed dated 1.8.2005 for a valuable consideration and since then the petitioner has been in possession and enjoyment of the same. While things stood thus, on 13.04.2016, the 2nd respondent along with his men came to the property in question and tried to dispossess the petitioner even without giving any prior notice under the guise of laying pipeline for drinking water under the R.W.S. It is further stated that the respondents authorities did not initiate any proceedings for acquisition of the land in question as per the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. Hence, the present writ petition.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondentsauthorities are making hectic efforts to dispossess the petitioner from the land in question even without following the due procedure of law for acquiring the land.

Learned Government Pleader for Panchyat Raj submits that the allegations made by the petitioner are false. If really the petitioner is to be evicted, the respondents-authorities would follow the due process of law and appropriate steps would be taken in accordance with law.

In the light of the submissions made by the respective counsel and in view of the admitted facts of the case that the petitioner is in

possession and enjoyment of his land, his possession shall not be interfered with by the respondents-authorities without following due process of law as enjoined whether under the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 or in any other law. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner except following due process of law. No order as to costs. In view of the disposal of the main writ petition, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any pending in this writ petition shall also stand closed. ______________________________ CHALLA KODANDA RAM,J Date:18.04.2016.

Gk THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM WRIT PETITION No.12868 OF 2016

Date:18.04.2016 Gk