THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 2209, 2210 & 2211 of 2009 COMMON ORDER: The Tahsildar, Tirupathi Rurural Mandal, 2nd respondent in all these writ petitions initiated proceedings against the petitioners under the provisions of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’). He issued show cause notices to the petitioners and on a consideration of the explanation submitted by them, he passed a common order dated 10.09.2007 directing resumption of the lands purchased by the petitioners herein. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioners filed three separate appeals before the 1st respondent herein together with the applications for stay. The grievance of the petitioners is that the 1st respondent has not passed any orders in the applications so far and in the meanwhile, the 2nd respondent is trying to dispossess them from the lands. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondents. Feeling aggrieved by the common order, dated 10.09.2007, the petitioners availed the remedy under Section 4-A of the Act. They also filed applications for stay. If the petitioners are dispossessed from the lands in question, even while the appeals are pending, nothing remains to be decided in the appeals. The interest of the State can be protected by directing that the petitioners shall not alter or otherwise modify the features of the land. Therefore, the writ petitions are disposed of directing that the petitioners shall not be dispossessed from the land covered by the common order dated 10.09.2007 passed by the 2nd respondent, during the pendency of the appeals before the 1st respondent. It is also directed that the petitioners shall not alter the physical features or create third party rights during that period. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 09.02.2009 Note: Issue C.C. in one week. (B/o) JSU THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 2209, 2210, 2211 of 2009 Date: 09.02.2009 JSU