ORDER (Per A. Gopal Reddy, J.)

WP NO.14795/2005 is taken up writ petition on the basis of a letter addressed to the Honourable the Chief Justice on 5-7-2005 along with newspaper cutting, under the caption "Rs.50 thousand crbres worth of 15000 acres of assigned land grabbed by real estate persons, industrialists including the Member of Parliament from Hyderabad under benami names on the basis of forged documents, which should be remained with the assignees/landless poor persons in whose favour lands were initially assigned."

2. The matter initially appeared on 16-8-2005. The Government Pleader who took time filed counter affidavit on behalf of the first respondent-Collector, Ranga Reddy District admitting that "there is some truth in the allegation that certain assigned lands were purchased by some real estate persons, industrialists." In the backdrop of filing the counter affidavit, this court called upon the respondents to furnish detailed information. Pursuant to the directions of this court, the Government Pleader submitted a document, titling "Details of POT (Prohibition of Transfer) Cases in Ranga Reddy District" purporting to contain the details of the various assigned lands in

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