IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.7201 of 1999 Dated: 04-04-2007 Between: 1. Adduru Ramulamma, w/o Somunaidu and 8 others. ... Petitioners and 1. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Anandapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District and another. ... Respondents ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Petitioner Nos.1 to 9 approached this Court and filed the present writ petition questioning the order dated 16-03-1999 passed by first respondent – Mandal Revenue Officer, by which the assignments made in favour of them in respect of the lands in question were ordered to be resumed to the Government. As against the said orders, an appeal is provided for under Section 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfer) Act, 1977, and hence, the writ petition is misconceived. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed giving liberty to petitioners to approach the appellate authority and exhaust the said remedy of appeal. The said appeal shall be preferred within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. Having regard to the fact that this Court on 06-04-1999 while issuing Rule nisi, in W.P.M.P.N0.8945 of 1999 ordered status quo, the said status quo orders shall remain in force during the pendency of the said appeal, if preferred. _______________________________ JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA Dt.04-04-2007 GLV