THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.21798 OF 2000 DATED:25-07-2006 BETWEEN M.Venkataiah Goud and another … Petitioners and The Revenue Divisional Officer, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.21798 OF 2000 ORDER: The petitioners allegedly purchased land in survey Nos. 49 and 50 of Edira village and Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. When they desired to dispose of the property, they were informed by the third respondent that by reason of communication, dated 02.02.2000, from the first respondent, the sale transactions in respect of the land in survey Nos.17 and 18 as well as survey Nos.49 and 50 of Edira village cannot be accepted. Feeling aggrieved by the same, they filed the present writ petition seeking invalidation of the said order. The impugned communication from the first respondent to third respondent reads as under. I invite attention to the reference cited you were requested not to allow any sales transactions in Sy.Nos.17, 18 and 19 of Yennugonda village of Mahaboobnagar Mandal and the said land is proposed in construction of houses for the general public by the A.P.Housing Board. It is known that the pattedars of the land said to be entered into an agreement for selling the land to the interested persons. In view of the above circumstances, I once again request not to allow any sales transactions on the land in Sy.Nos.17, 18 and 19 of Yenugonda and 49 and 50 of Edira villages which are proposed for construction of Houses by A.P.housing Board, Hyderabad, for general public. There cannot be any dispute that even if the land is to be acquired for public purpose or for a public body like A.P.Housing Board, no power inheres in the Government or its officers to prohibit registration in respect of the land in any survey number, which is likely to be acquired. In the event of such acquisition, subsequent purchaser being the personal interest may claim compensation and the Government cannot have any say in the matter of registration. The writ petition is coming up for final hearing from 04.07.2006. One reason or the other, the matter was adjourned on several occasions. Today also, none appears for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the petitioners is absent. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with the above observations. No costs. ______________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) 25.07.2006 pln