IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION.No.4224 of 2011 Date:22.02.2011 Between:- Burugu Sujatha .. Petitioner A N D The State of A.P., represented by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, and others. .. Respondents. The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner is aggrieved by the notice dated 18.09.2010 issued by the 4th respondent under the provisions of Act 9 of 1977 as amended by Act 8 of 2007. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in pursuance to the notice dated 18.09.2010, the petitioner has already submitted her explanation before the 4th respondent. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance on SHYAM SUNDER V. GOVERNMENT OF A.P.,[1] to contend that prohibition against alienation does not apply to lands, which were assigned prior to 1958. 4. The learned counsel submits that in the present case the lands were assigned in the year 1956 and hence the original assignee was well within his rights to sell his land. 5. After hearing the counsel for the petitioner, it is clear that only notice has been issued to the petitioner, to which she has already submitted her reply. 6. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction that the 4th respondent, before passing any order on notice dated 18.09.2010, shall consider the reply filed by the petitioner in terms of the decision rendered in SHYAM SUNDER’s case referred supra and then pass appropriate orders. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J 22nd February, 2011 KSP/VV [1] 2001 (5) ALD 766