THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1866 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner purchased an extent of Acs.4.93 cents of land in Survey No.337-2 of Polipalli Village, Bhogapuram Mandal, Vizianagaram District in the year 2004. The land is said to have been assigned to one Sri Appala Reddy way back in the year 1967 in his capacity as an Ex-serviceman. After the death of the original assignee, his legal representatives sold the land to the vendor of the petitioner. The Tahsildar, Bhogapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam, respondent No.1 herein, issued notice, dated 12.12.2009, to the petitioner under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’). The same is challenged in this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The Act, no doubt, prohibits the transfer of assigned lands. However, the lands that are assigned in favour of Ex-servicemen and freedom fighters stand on a different footing. The Government issued G.O.Ms.No.1117, dated 11.11.1993, permitting alienation of such lands after expiry of ten years from the date of assignment. The notice issued to the petitioner is bereft of particulars. Respondent No.1 is expected to examine the matter with reference to the date and nature of assignment and the time at which the transfer has taken place. In view of the fact that the land purchased by the petitioner was assigned to an Ex-serviceman, these particulars become necessary. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned notice is set aside. It is directed that in case respondent No.1 intends to proceed against the petitioner, he shall mention the particulars of date of assignment and the person in whose favour the land was assigned. He shall also mention as to whether G.O.Ms.No.1117, dated 11.11.1993, applies to the land in question or not. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 03.02.2010. kdl