HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE. R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.14327 of 2001 Date: June 10, 2011 Between: A.Narasimha Rao, S/o.Veerabhadraiah, Age:55 years, Occ:Agriculture, R/o.Chinnampeta village, Chatrai Mandal, Krishna District … Petitioner And The Branch Manager, Nagarjuna Grameena Bank, Vemsoor, Vemsoor Mandal, Khammam District, and another … Respondents Order: The petitioner, an agriculturist, has questioned notice dated 25-05-2001, issued by the second respondent vide Process Register No.583, demanding an amount of Rs.14,085/-, towards arrears of loan, in exercise of powers under Andhra Pradesh Revenue Recovery Act, 1864. The petitioner states that he obtained crop loan in the year 1984 from the first respondent-bank. It is his case that the impugned notice is issued nearly after 17 years and the recovery proceedings initiated by the respondents are barred by limitation; as such, the impugned notice is illegal. This court, at the stage of admission, stayed the operation of the impugned notice by order dated 13-07- 2001 and the said order continued all-along. There is no representation on behalf of the respondents and no counter-affidavit is also filed though the matter has been pending consideration for about ten long years. Whether any steps were taken to recover the amount from the petitioner or not, is not known in absence of any counter-affidavit. As much as the plea of the petitioner that recovery proceedings are barred by limitation, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition permitting the petitioner to raise an objection with regard to limitation by way of a representation before the second respondent-Recovery Officer, within a period of eight weeks from today. If any such representation is made, I am sure, the second respondent-Recovery Officer will consider the same and pass appropriate orders. Till such orders are passed, the impugned notice shall not be given effect to. It is made clear that if no representation is made by the petitioner as indicated above, it would be open to the respondents to proceed in accordance with law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ___________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) June 10, 2011 MRR