THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.2168 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the proceedings dated 19.01.2010 issued by the first respondent, Revenue Divisional Officer, Mahaboobnagar, as illegal an arbitrary. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner purchased an extent of Acs.5.00 of land in survey No.389/2 situated at Polepally Village, Jadcherla Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District, from one Yelka Bchaiah, on 10.11.1973; that subsequently he obtained pattadar passbook in his favour and that he is in continuous and uninterrupted possession and enjoyment of the land. While so, the third respondent, who is none other than the son of the brother of the petitioner, filed an application before the first respondent, claiming a share in the land in question alleging it to be their ancestral property. Considering the said application, the first respondent issued the impugned proceedings cancelling the pattadar passbook and title deed in favour of the petitioner. The grievance of the petitioner is that the first respondent issued the impugned proceedings without issuing any notice and without providing any opportunity to explain his case. This Court, while issuing notice before admission on 05.02.2010, granted interim suspension of the impugned proceedings. A counter-affidavit is filed by the third respondent. No counter- affidavit is filed by the official respondent Nos.1 and 2. Today, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, though tried to justify the impugned proceedings, on the face of it, the impugned proceedings is issued without notice and providing opportunity to the petitioner to explain his case. Since the impugned proceedings is issued in violation of principles of natural justice, the same cannot be sustained. Accordingly, the impugned proceedings dated 19.01.2010 issued by the first respondent are hereby set aside and the writ petition is allowed. The first respondent is directed to pass fresh orders after issuing notice to the petitioner and the parties concerned, and after affording them opportunity to put-forth their case. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ N.V. RAMANA, J 08th July, 2010 GHN