HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.32889 of 2011 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed against a show cause notice issued by the second respondent-Joint Collector, Prakasam District. There is no allegation in the affidavit questioning either competency of the Joint Collector or malafide exfacie. Therefore, there is no reason why the writ petition should be entertained against a show cause notice, when the petitioners are having ample opportunity to file detailed reply and seek adjudication of their case before the Joint Collector. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the Joint Collector suo motu called for report from the Revenue Divisional Officer by conducting an enquiry and the Revenue Divisional Officer has given notice to the petitioners and others and sent his report to the Joint Collector recommending against the petitioners. Learned counsel states that against the said order of the Revenue Divisional Officer, the petitioners are intending to file an appeal. In the meanwhile, the Joint Collector has issued the impugned show cause notice. Since the appellate authority as well as the authority issuing show cause notice is the Joint Collector, the petitioners justifies approaching this Court and filing this writ petition questioning the show cause notice. I am unable to appreciate the contention for two reasons. Firstly, the Revenue Divisional Officer has not passed any order in discharge of Quasi Judicial Jurisdiction, but he has sent a report as sought for by the Joint Collector after conducting an administrative enquiry and the said report may or may not be accepted by the Joint Collector. However, in view of the report, the Joint Collector has given notice to the petitioners for an opportunity to explain their case and therefore, it cannot be said that the findings of the Revenue Divisional Officer in the report are binding on the petitioner or the Joint Collector. Secondly, there cannot be an appeal against a administrative order of the Revenue Divisional Officer even though the Joint Collector is the superior authority over the Revenue Divisional Officer, I am unable to see any error of jurisdiction in the show cause notice issued by the Joint Collector. The writ petition is therefore, misconceived. However, the petitioners shall have liberty to submit detailed explanation by raising all contentions, which they choose to raise, before the Joint Collector, and the Joint Collector shall thereafter, consider the explanation and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. It is needless to say that till the Joint Collector passes appropriate orders in pursuance of the show cause notice, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioners. The writ petition is dismissed with liberty as above. No costs. ________________________ Vilas V. Afzulpurkar, J Date: 15.12.2011 va