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WP/40332/2012 of K.Narendar Reddy S/o Laxma Reddy, Vs The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue Department, on 31 December 2012
R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.40332 of 2012 Date: December 31, 2012 Between: K. Narender Reddy … Petitioner And The Govt. of A.P., Revenue Dept., Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others … Respondents Order: Heard learned counsel for the
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY
Writ Petition No.40332 of 2012
Date: December 31, 2012
Between:
K. Narender Reddy
… Petitioner
And
The Govt. of A.P., Revenue Dept.,Rep. by its Principal Secretary,Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others … Respondents
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Order:
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learnedGovernment Pleader for Revenue.
Petitioner has questioned notice dated 22.12.2012issued under Section 6 of the A.P. Land EncroachmentAct, 1905 (for short ‘the Act’) by the 4[th] respondent-Tahsildar, ordering his eviction from the land admeasuringAc.0.19 guntas in Sy.No.5235/A, 524 and 526U situatedat Borgaon village, Makloor Mandal, on the ground that hehas encroached upon Nizam Sagar Project Canal land of Distributory No.68.
It is the case of the petitioner that he is the ownerand possessor of land admeasuring Ac.5.00 guntas inSy.No.5235/A, 524 and 526U situated at Borgaon village,Makloor Mandal, Nizamabad District having purchasedthe same by way of registered sale deed and thereafter,by obtaining permission, he has constructed a rice mill,godown and boundary walls. It is the grievance of thepetitioner that in spite of filing valid explanation, eviction isordered without assigning any valid reasons.
Under the Scheme of the Act, against the order ofeviction passed by the Tahsildar, there is a remedy ofappeal to the Revenue Divisional Officer. It appears,questioning the order of eviction passed by the 4[th]respondent-Tahsildar, petitioner has filed an appealbefore the 3[rd] respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer.
In view of pendency of the appeal, it is not desirableto record any finding on the merits on the claim of thepetitioner. However, it is to be noticed that petitioner isclaiming ownership of the land in question throughregistered sale deed and it is stated that he hasconstructed a rice mill, godown and boundary walls and isin possession of the same from the last several years.
Under the Scheme of the Act, as a substantiveremedy of appeal is available to the persons aggrieved, I
deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directingthe 3[rd] respondent-RDO to pass appropriate orders in theappeal filed by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible,preferably within three months from the date of receipt ofthis order after affording opportunity of hearing to thepetitioner. Further, there shall be a direction to therespondents not to take steps for eviction of the petitionerfrom the land in question till appropriate orders are passedin the appeal and communicated to the petitioner.
Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of.
Consequently, WPMP No.51167 of 2012 stands disposedof. No order as to costs.
December 31, 2012Note: C.C. by 02.01.2013B.O.MRR
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R. SUBHASH REDDY, J