THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26069 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioners were assigned various extents of land in Survey No.377 of Mandepalli Village, Siricilla Mandal, Karimnagar District. It is stated that a show cause notice was issued on 07.05.2005, requiring the petitioners to explain as to why the land shall not be resumed. The petitioners claim that they submitted explanations and so far, no orders have been passed. Their grievance is that the respondents are trying to interfere with their possession. The respondents filed a counter-affidavit stating inter alia that after issuing show cause notice, dated 07.05.2005, the Tahsildar, Siricilla Mandal, Karimnagar District, the third respondent herein, issued proceedings, dated 27.05.2005, resuming the land on the ground that the petitioners failed to bring the same under cultivation. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioners are under the impression that the third respondent did not pass any order after he issued show cause notice, dated 07.05.2005. The fact, however, remains that the third respondent issued proceedings, dated 27.05.2005, directing resumption of the land. In the counter-affidavit, it is also stated that the possession of the land has since been resumed. A copy of the proceedings, dated 27.05.2005, is filed along with the counter-affidavit. The petitioners have not chosen to file any reply- affidavit. Once an order of resumption was passed in the year 2005, this Court cannot ignore the same and it is too difficult to accept the contention of the petitioners that they are still in possession of the land. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioners to pursue the remedy of appeal against the order, dated 27.05.2005, if they are so advised. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:19.02.2009 kdl