HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN

ORDER

Heard Mr. Srinivasa Rao Velivela, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Muralidhar Reddy Katram, learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing on behalf of the respondents.

2. CASE OF THE PETITIONERS i) The petitioners herein are the owners and possessors of various extents of land forming part of Survey Nos.194, 195 and 198, situated at Mallemadugu Village, Khammam Urban Mandal and District. They have purchased the said lands under sada bainamas from the original pattadars and the same were subsequently validated/regularized as per the provisions of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 (for short, ‘ROR Act, 1971’) and the Rules made thereunder. Their names were also recorded as pattadars in all revenue records. They are in possession of the said lands since long time.

ii) The respondent authorities have initiated the proceedings under the provisions of the Land Encroachment Act, 1905 (for short, ‘Act, 1905’) by issuing notice as required under Section - 7 of the Act, 1905 claiming that the subject lands which are in occupation of the petitioners herein are ceiling surplus lands under the provisions of the Telang