The two petitioners in this writ petition mount a challenge to an order dated 07-06-2011 passed by the Tahasildar, Saidabad Mandal, Hyderabad District, in terms of Sectrion 6 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Encroachment Act, 1905, (henceforth referred to as ‘the L.E.Act’) for their eviction, from the land said to be belonging to the Government unauthorisedly occupied by them.

2. The case of the petitioners is this; the 1st petitioner purchased an extent of 108.69 square meters of land covered by premises No.16-1-24/60/1, Saidabad Colony, Hyderabad, under a registered sale deed dated 29-07-1980 bearing document No.775/81. The 2nd petitioner purchased another extent of 309.35 square meters of land, which also forms part of the same premises, through another registered sale deed dated 29-07-1980, bearing document No.8101/80. Both the petitioners purchased the respective extents of land from Sri G. Balaiah, who, in turn, purchased the same from one Sri Lakshminarayan, under a registered sale deed dated 17-12-1977, bearing document No.1449/80. The further case of the petitioners is that the premises is covered by a residential structure assessed to municipal property tax and has b