IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT APPEAL NO : 139 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 11/02/2008 in WP NO : 2558 OF 2008 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1 Konda Adilakshmamma W/o.Late Konda Chinna Venkataiah Chowdary(F) Hindu R/o.1-5-599/G-4,Balaji Colony,Tirupathi Tirupathi Urban(M),Chittoor Dist 2 Konda Srinivasulu W/o.Late Konda Chinna Venkataiah Chowdary(F) Hindu R/o.1-5-599/G-4,Balaji Colony,Tirupathi Tirupathi Urban(M),Chittoor Dist ..... APPELLANT(S) AND 1 State of A.P, rep.by its Principal Secretary to Revenue Department, Secretariat,Saifabad,Hyd 2 Dist Collector,Chittoor Dist at Chittoor 3 Revenue Divisional Officer Tirupathi,Chittoor Dist 4 Tahsildar Chandragiri(M) Chittoor Dist .....RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Appellant:MR.Y.V.RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : JUDGMENT: (Per Anil R. Dave, CJ) Heard the learned Advocates. We are in agreement with the observation made by the learned single Judge that the petition should not have been filed by the appellants as they have challenged the validity of the show-cause notice. We are also in agreement with the view expressed by the learned single Judge that proper course for the petitioner was to give reply to the show-cause notice issued to them. At this stage, learned Advocate appearing for the appellants seeks permission to withdraw the appeal so as to file reply to the show-cause notice. In the circumstances, it is directed that status-quo shall be maintained for a period of two weeks from today and the appellants shall file their reply to the authority. We are sure that the authority shall look into the reply and the judgments if any referred to by the appellants in the reply before taking final decision. The observations made and the findings arrived at by the learned single Judge, if any, in the impugned order, shall not be looked into by the authorities while taking final decision in pursuance of the reply which might be filed by the appellants. Subject to above observation, the appeal is disposed of as withdrawn with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 18th February, 2008 GRR To 1. 2.2 CD copies