IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 24767 of 2008 Between: Dr. Puvvada Suryanarayana S/o. Pedda Narasimha Rao R/o. Bhadrachalam Village & Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Additional Agent to Government Project Officer, I.T.D.A. at Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 2 Agency Divisional Officer, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 3 Manal Revenue officer, Bhadrachalam Mandal, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 4 P. Parasurami Reddy S/o. Not known to the petitioner, R/o. Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ order or direction more in the nature of Certiorari calling for the records relating to and in connection with the orders passed by the 1st Respondent in his CMA NO. 235/2007 dt. 21-6-2008 and served upon the petitioner on 17-9-2008 refusing to interfere with the order of the Respondent NO.2 in his LTR Case No. 12/BCM/2005 dt. 31-12-2006 and to quash the same and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.V.MAHESH Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 24767 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This writ petition has been ﬁled by Puvvada Suryanarayana assailing the order dated 21-6-2008 passed in C.M.A.No. 235 of 2007 on the ﬁle of the Additional Agent to the Government, Project Oﬃcer I.T.D.A. Bhadrachalam, Khammam District-1st respondent. 2. The petitioner claims the property under registered Will dated 24-12-1988 executed by Yelisetty Nagabhushanam. He got the pattadar Pass Book under R.O.R. Act, basing on the Will executed by Yelisetty Nagabhushanam. Proceedings have been initiated against the petitioner on the ground that his possession in respect of land admeasuring Ac. 6-00 in Survey No. 5/2 of Bhadrachalam village is in contravention of the A.P. Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959 as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970 (herein after referred to as Regulation 1/1970). The primary authority found the possession of the petitioner is in contravention of the provisions of Regulation 1 of 1970. The petitioner ﬁled C.M.A.No. 235 of 2007 on the ﬁle of Additional Agent to the Government, Bhadrachalam-1st respondent. The appellate authority dismissed the appeal by an order dated 21-6-2008. Assailing the order passed by the appellate authority, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission, learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare takes notice on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3. 4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing on behalf of Respondents 1 to 3. 5. Learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that though revision is contemplated under Section 6 of Regulation 1/1970 against the order impugned in this writ petition, it is an eﬀective alternative remedy in view of intricacies involved in the case. 6. Section 6 of Regulation 1 of 1970 reads as hereunder. “The State Government may revise any decree of order passed by the Agent, the Agency Divisional Oﬃcer or any other prescribed officer under this Regulation”. 7. Since a remedy by way of revision to the Government is available under Section 6 of the Regulation 1 of 1970, against the order impugned in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail the statutory remedy of revision before the Government within four weeks from today. There shall be status quo existing as on this day with regard to the possession of the land in dispute for a period of six weeks. No order as to costs. ______________________________ Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy 12th November, 2008. Note: C.C. in two days B/o KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 24767 OF 2008 12th November, 2008.