IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 9022 of 2008 Between: 1 Eleti Venu Gopal Reddy, S/o. Linga Reddy,Hindu, R/o. H.No.26-3, Arkalavada, Mancherial Town, Adilabad Dist., 2 G.Venu Gopal, S/o. Prabhakar,Hindu, R/o. H.No.26-3, Arkalavada, Mancherial Town, Adilabad Dist., ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Tahsildar, Mancherial Town, Mancherial Adilabad District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Mancherial Town, Mancherial Adilabad District. 3 Sandela Pocham S/o. Pedda Mallaiah R/o. Mulakala, Mancherial, Adilabad District 4 Sandela Mallaiah S/o. Lingaiah R/o. Mulakala, Mancherial, Adilabad District 5 Sandela Rajaiah S/o. Lingaiah R/o. Mulakala, Mancherial, Adilabad District ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue any appropriate Writ, order or direction preferably a writ in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st Respondent passing the impugned order in his proceedingsNo.B/11167/2006 dated 4-4-2008 when the eviction proceedings are pending , as illegal, arbitrary, intentional, malafide, opposed to principles of natural justice and also without jurisdiction and consequently set aside the same as illegal and pass all necessary orders for the said purpose. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.V.BHANU PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : Order: Petitioners claim to be the owners and possessors of Ac.5.05 guntas of land each in Sy.No.48 of Pochampadu Sivar, Mulkalla Village having purchased the same under a registered sale deed dated 29.5.2004. It is their case that their names have been mutated in the revenue records and as some portion of their lands have been acquired, they have been paid compensation for the said lands. While so, on 15.2.2008, the 1st respondent issued a notice to them to the effect that they are in unauthorized and illegal possession of the said lands and that the lands belong to a protected tenant and that they should vacate the lands within 15 days. To the said show cause notice, they have submitted their explanation/representation on 24.3.2008 and no orders have been passed so far after considering the explanation/representation. While the matters stood thus, vide orders dated 4.4.2008 the 1st respondent mutated the names of respondents 3 to 5 without any notice and opportunity to the petitioners. Questioning the said orders, the petitioners filed the present writ petition praying this Court to declare the action of the 1st Respondent in passing the impugned order in proceedings No.B/11167/2006 dated 4-4-2008 when the eviction proceedings are pending, as illegal, arbitrary, intentional, malafide, opposed to principles of natural justice and also without jurisdiction and consequently set aside the same. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Admittedly, against the impugned orders passed by the 1st respondent, the petitioners have an effective and alternative remedy of filing an appeal under Section 90 of the Act before the Collector. Therefore, giving liberty to the petitioners to avail such an alternative remedy within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, the writ petition is dismissed. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.30.4.2008 msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Tahsildar, Mancherial Town, Mancherial Adilabad District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Mancherial Town, Mancherial Adilabad District. 3. 2CCs to Govt.Pleader for Revenue, High Court of A.P Hyd (OUT) 4. 2CD copies