That there is no patta land included in the reserve forest of Narayanaraopeta block from survey No.76 as stated by the petitioners. That the petitioners illegally entered into the reserve forest Narayanaraopeta block, which was notified under Section 19 of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Forest Act, 1355 Fasli, along with tractor bearing No.AP 20Y 1018 in order to grab the forest land. That the plea of the petitioners that from their forefathers, they are in occupation of the land in question is not correct. That the land occupied by the petitioners falls under the jurisdiction of Narayanaraopeta reserve forest and accordingly, the same exclusively belongs to the forest department and that the plea of the petitioners that they have been raising agricultural crops since 1980 is not correct. That during the year 2007-08, an extent of 30.00 hectares of area was selected by the Forest Department for raising bio-diesel (kanuga) plantation under RIDF XII scheme, vide respondent No.2’s sanction order, dated 14.03.2008, and that as per the said order, advance operations like clearance of miscellaneous growth, uprooting of slumps and dragging of cut growth have been taken up during the month of March, 2008 and pre-planting works i.e., ploughing and planting have been taken up in the months of June and July, 2008. That on 07.11.2008, when the petitioners entered into the plantation area i.e., Narayanaraopeta reverse forest, removed the planted kanuga seedlings and tried to occupy the reserve forest land, a case vide POR No.83/77 was registered on 07.11.2008 itself and petitioner No.1 was arrested and was produced before the Additional Judicial First Class
