THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.23897 OF 2009 DATED: 06.11.2009 Between: Janglapalle Santhamma and others .. Petitioners And The Tahsildar, Srikalahasthi Mandal, Chittoor District. .. Respondent ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the proceedings dated 09.10.2009 issued by the respondent- Tahsildar, Srikalahasthi Mandal, Chittoor District, canceling the assignment of the lands situated at Empedu Village, Srikalahasthi Mandal, Chittoor District, made in favour of the petitioners in the year 2001 on the ground that they failed to bring the assigned lands under cultivation within three years from the date of assignment and thereby violated condition No.2 of the D-Form pattas. It appears, earlier, when there was threat of dispossession of the petitioners from the subject lands, pursuant to the show-cause notice issued by the respondent requiring the petitioners to submit their explanations as to why the assignment made in their favour shall not be cancelled for violation of conditions of D-Form patta, the petitioners approached this Court by way of filing W.P.No.21953 of 2009 and this Court, by order dated 13.10.2009 in W.P.M.P.No.28519 of 2009 in the said writ petition, ordered interim stay of dispossession of the petitioners from the subject lands pending disposal of the writ petition. The petitioners contend that, after their filing the aforesaid writ petition, the respondent issued the impugned proceedings with antedate and they have not violated any of the conditions of the D- Form pattas, as alleged. It is to be noted that as against the impugned proceedings, the petitioners have an effective remedy of appeal before the concerned Revenue Divisional Officer, but, without availing the said remedy, the petitioners have directly approached this Court. In view of the above, the petitioners are directed to file a statutory appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer concerned, against the impugned proceedings dated 09.10.2009 of the respondent, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On such appeal being filed, the appellate authority shall entertain the same and dispose it as per law. It is further directed that, during the pendency of the appeal, the petitioners shall not be dispossessed from the subject lands. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 6th November, 2009. Note:- Issue C.C. by 09.11.2009 BO IBL