ORDER:

This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief:

“To issue Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in insisting petitioner to vacate from his house and site property admeasuring Ac.0-16 Cents covered by Sy.No.47 situated in Lingasamudram Revenue Village and Mandal of Prakasam District as illegal irregular irrational without any authority or sanction of law and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with petitioners peaceful possession and enjoyment over his said house and site property”

The petitioner is in possession of property of an extent of Ac.0-16 cents in Sy.No.47 of Lingasamudram Revenue Mandal, Prakasam District. Possession of the petitioner is not in dispute, as per adangal filed along with the writ petition. According to the petitioner, land in Sy.No.47 is classified as gramakantam, it is under cultivation by raising paddy crop. As per notice under Section 6 of the Act, when land is classified as gramakantam, respondents have no authority to exercise power to evict the petitioner, invoking provisions of the Act,