THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.22371 OF 2007 DATED: 05.10.2009 Between: D. Srinivas Reddy and another .. Petitioners And The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, At Lakdikapool, Hyderabad, and others. .. Respondents ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioners are aggrieved by the memo dated 23.09.2006 issued by the 2nd respondent- Mandal Revenue Officer, Ghatkesar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, whereunder, following the instructions of the State Government and the Collector, Ranga Reddy District, certain instructions were issued to Panchayat Secretary, Edulabad Village, to change the entries in the revenue records pertaining to certain lands in Edulabad Village, Ghatkesar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, the details of which were mentioned therein, so as to record the said lands as ‘Bhoodan Kariz Khata lands’. It is the grievance of the petitioners that their lands in an extent of Ac.3.28 gts. in Sy.No.1078/E and 0.24 gts. in Sy.No.1077 (belonging to the 1st petitioner) and Ac.5.00 in Sy.No.1078 (belonging to the 2nd respondent), purchased under respective sale deeds and for which they were also issued pattadar passbooks and title deeds, were also included in the impugned memo for change of entries in the revenue records thereof, without issuing any notice to them, which is contrary to law, and the respondents are also trying to dispossess them from the subject lands. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents did not dispute the fact that no notice of any kind was issued to the petitioners before issuing the impugned memo dated 23.09.2006. In the circumstances, I am of the opinion that the impugned memo is issued in gross violation of principles of natural justice and, therefore, the same is liable to be set aside. Accordingly, the impugned memo dated 23.09.2006 is set aside, so far as the lands of the petitioners are concerned, and the writ petition is allowed. However, it is made clear that the respondent authorities are at liberty to issue appropriate notice to the petitioners and other concerned persons and then pass appropriate orders, as per law. No order as to costs. ____________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 5th October, 2009 IBL