THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 10148 of 2006 24.05.2006 Between: Mandala Bujamma. …Petitioner And The District Collector, Nellore and others. ….Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 10148 of 2006 ORDER : The petitioner was granted D-Form Patta over an extent of Ac.2-50 cents of land in Survey No.434 of Choutabeemavaram village of A.S.Peta Mandal, Nellore District. The Joint Collector, Nellore, the 2nd respondent herein, initiated suo motu proceedings in respect of the said patta, on receiving information to the effect that the petitioner was not entitled to be assigned any land and that the C.J.F. pattas granted in respect of the same land to others were not cancelled before D-Form patta was granted to the petitioner. Ultimately, through order, dated 12.4.2006, he cancelled the petitioner’s patta and directed the Mandal Revenue Officer to take necessary steps. The same is challenged in this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Assignment. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner urged several contentions touching on merits of the matter, this Court is not inclined to deal with the same. The petitioner has an effective alternative remedy by way of an appeal before the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Government of Andhra Pradesh. The appellate authority would be in a better position to appreciate the matter from various points of view. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to avail the remedy of appeal. Status quo obtaining as on today as regards the possession of the land shall be maintained for a period of four weeks, and in the meanwhile, it is open to the petitioner to present an appeal and seek interim orders in the said appeal. No order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J Date: 24th May 2006 ajr/pv