THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION NO. 4136 OF 2008 ORDER: The petitioner is an ex-serviceman having served in the ‘Brigade of Guards’ of Indian Army. The petitioner filed an application before the Zilla Sainic Welfare Officer, Hyderabad, for the assignment of land to an extent of Ac.5.00 in Sy.No.86 in his favour at Ramalingampally Jalalpur village of Bommalaramaram Mandal, for agriculture purpose, and the application was forwarded to the 2nd respondent on 30-05-2006. Thereafter, on 19-06-2006, the 2nd respondent directed the 3rd respondent to initiate action for assignment of land to the petitioner. On 08-03-2007, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.289 notifying certain areas including land in Bommalaramaram Mandal, under Section 4 (1) (c) of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, due to which the petitioner could not be assigned land. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in case, the petitioner cannot be assigned land in the aforementioned survey number, then he may be assigned in the same Mandal in any other survey number, and he prayed for a direction that his application be considered and disposed of by the 2nd respondent. 3. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a decision on the application filed by the petitioner with regard to assignment of land to him in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA,J DATE: 03.02.2011 kvr