THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.15996 OF 2010 DATED 7TH JULY, 2010 BETWEEN Chinna Thayamma … Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, Reptd. by its District Collector, Chittoor District, Chittoor. And Another. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.15996 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner was granted a D-Form patta on 30.01.2003 in respect of certain extents of land in Nanjampeta Revenue Village, Santhipuram Mandal, Chittoor District. While so, the Tahsildar, Santhipuram Mandal, addressed Notice dated 29.08.2009 to the petitioner alleging that she had alienated a part of the assigned land by way of an agreement dated 15.10.2005 in favour of one Venkataramappa. The petitioner claims to have be submitted an explanation to the Show Cause Notice. It is her case that no orders have been passed pursuant to the Show Cause Notice after considering her explanation but in the meanwhile the respondents are interfering with her possession over the subject land. Having initiated proceedings for cancellation of the petitioner’s patta and for resumption of the assigned land, it is incumbent upon the authority to pass orders after considering the petitioner’s explanation. Without exhausting such procedure, it is not open to the authorities to interfere with the petitioner’s possession over the subject land. The Writ Petition is therefore disposed of at the threshold directing the Tahsildar, Santhipuram Mandal, Chittoor District, to consider the petitioner’s explanation submitted in response to the Notice dated 29.08.2009, pass reasoned orders thereon and take necessary consequential action thereafter. In the meanwhile, the respondents shall not interfere with the possession of the petitioner over the land in question. In the circumstances, no order as to costs. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J. 7TH JULY, 2010 PGS/VGSR