IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 1299 of 2010 Between: S.Seshamma W/o. S.Narsaiah R/o. Konda Chenu Kandrika Village, Thotambedu Mandal, Chittoor District ..... Petitioner AND 1 The Joint Collector - cum- Settlement Officer, Chittoor District, Chittoor 2 The Tahsildar, Thottambedu Mandal, Chittoor District .....Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the order of the 1st respondent passed in Roc.F1/13029/82 dated 06.12.2009 as illegal, arbitrary and one without jurisdiction apart from violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the 1st respondent to direct the concerned authorities to implement the order of the Settlement Officer passed in S.R.No. 72/11A/69 dated 20.04.1970 and pass such other order or orders; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI O. MANOHER REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Govt. Pleader for Revenue for the respondents, the Court made the following: ORDER: This Court is rather astonished to see the manner in which the Joint Collector/Settlement Officer, Chittoor, respondent No.1 herein, has passed the impugned order, dated 6-12-2009. He crossed all the limits of property, jurisdiction and assumed to himself the power, which even the highest authority under the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 could not have exercised. Respondent No.1 is directed to appear before this Court on 3-02-2010 and explain as to why it be not declared that it is not safe to assign him such functions. Post on 3-02-2010 in motion list. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Joint Collector - cum- Settlement Officer, Chittoor District, Chittoor. (BY SPEED POST/RPAD) 2. The Tahsildar, Thottambedu Mandal, Chittoor District. (BY RPAD) 3. 2 CCs to the G.P.for Revenue, High court of A.P.Hyd. (BY SPL. MESSENGER) 4. One C.C.to Sri O. Manohar Reddy Advocate. (OPUC) 5. One spare copy. HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 28-01-2010 POST ON 3-02-2010 IN MOTION LIST. ORDER W.P.NO. 1299 OF 2010 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 29-1-2010 HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 28-01-2010 POST ON 3-02-2010 IN MOTION LIST. ORDER W.P.NO. 1299 OF 2010 DIRECTION