ORDER :

M.S. Ramachandra Rao, J.

Petitioners belong to the Schedule Tribe and Schedule Caste Community. They contend that they are absolute owners and possessors and enjoyers of different extents of land and different sub divisions of Sy. Nos.173 and 174 of Ayyagaripeta village in Sathupalli Mandal of Khammam District. Details are given in para-3 of the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition.

2. According to them, these lands were originally assigned to their predecessors and the names of the original assignees were incorporated in the pahanies as pattadars and possessors of the said lands and that after the demise of their predecessors, they have succeeded the said lands.

3. Petitioners contend that the Tahsildar, Sathupalli, on the requisition of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) dispossessed them from their lands without any manner of right by saying that petitioners lands have been alienated to the said Company and that an the order in Rc.No.G/2472/2012 date.05-02-2018 of the District Collector, Khammam (2nd respondent) fixing exgratia payable as Ra.12 lakhs per acre without following the proper procedure for determination of compensation.

4. Petitioners conte