IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH 
AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE
TWO THOUSAND AND NINE

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN

Writ Petition No. 7916 of 1997

Between:

1)     SAKTI, a non-profit Voluntary Social Organisation (Regd. No.76/85), Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District, rep. By its Director Dr.P. Sivaramakrishna.

2)     Dr.P. Sivaramakrishna S/o.Venkatanarasaiah, aged about 44 years, resident of Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District.

3)     P. Sarada Devi w/o.P,. Sivaramakrishna, aged about 40 years, resident of Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District.

... PETITIONER

AND

1)     State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Chief Secretary to Govt., Secretariat Buildings, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

2)     The Principal Secretary to Govt., Social Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad.

3)     Director General of Police, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad.

4)     The District Collector & Agent to Government, West Godavari District, Eluru.

5)     Superintendent of Police, West Godavari, Eluru.

6)     Gada Naga Venkata Satyanarayana Prasad

7)     Kalarara Vigneswara Rao

8)     Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad

9)     Gundubeni Bhaskara Rao

10)                        Pusuluri Srihari

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue any appropriate order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus 1) declaring that the various actions of the respondents including the filing of false criminal cases against the petitioners amounts to interference with the fundamental rights of the petitioners guaranteed under Article 19 (1)(a) to (c) of the Constitution of India and consequently restrain the respondents from interfering with the lawful activities of the petitioners; 2) to direct the respondents 1, 2 and 4 to take effective steps for distribution of land mentioned in Annexure VI to writ petition to the Tribals in the Jeelugumilli, Buttaigudem, Polavaram Mandals in West Godavari District and pass such other order or orders a this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO

Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 2: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE

Counsel for Respondent Nos.3 to 5: NONE APPEARED

Counsel for Respondent Nos.6 to 10: MR. M. SUDHIR KUMAR

The Court made the following:

ORDER: (per Hon’ble the Chief Justice)

1.                The learned advocate for the petitioner has fairly submitted that during the pendency of this petition, the State Government has issued guidelines for verification of title and possession of land in West Godavari Agency areas on 13.8.2001 vide D.O.Lr.No.9514/ LTR.1/98.

2.                It has been submitted by the learned advocate for the petitioner that in view of the guidelines issued by the State Government, the grievance ventilated in the petition would not survive and, therefore, does not press the petition.

3.                In the circumstances, the petition is disposed of as infructuous with no order as to costs.

           ANIL R. DAVE, CJ

June 16, 2009

RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J

svs

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