(Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters of Patent against the order of the learned Judge Mrs. Justice Prabha Sridevan, dated 14.10.2004 made in W.P.No.16969 of 2004.)

P. Sathasivam, J.

The above writ appeal has been filed against the order of the learned single Judge dated 14.12.2004 made in W.P.No.16969 of 2004, in and by which the learned Judge dismissed the writ petition filed for issuance of mandamus restraining the respondents from acquiring or interfering with the peaceful possession and ownership of the petitioners lands in Mathoor Village in Thiruvellore District.

2. Heard Mr. S. Sundara Rajan, learned counsel for the appellants. Even at the admission stage, Mr. R. Muthukumarasamy, learned Additional Advocate General appears for all the three respondents.

3. For convenience, we shall refer the parties as arrayed in the writ petition. The petitioners numbering 3 have approached this Court with a request to issue writ of mandamus restraining the respondents from acquiring or interfering with their peaceful possession and ownership of the lands in Mathoor Village in Thiruvellore District. According to them, they purchased the property on 01.06.2001 in Documen