HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15828 of 2010 Date: 28.07.2010 Between: Anil Kumar Chowdary & others. … Petitioners And The Revenue Divisional officer, Visakhapatnam & others. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15828 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed against the notice, dated 19.03.2010, issued by the appellate authority under Section 5 (5) of A.P. Rights in Land and Pattedar Pass Book Act, 1971. The petitioners are granted pattedar passbooks and title deeds with regard to Ac.8-61 Cents of land covered by Sy.Nos.137/10, 138/1, 4, 137/4, 159/4, 2, situated at Nagulapally village of Munagapaka Mandal in Visakhapatnam District. When an appeal is filed by respondent No.3 before the appellate authority, impugned notice is given to the petitioners, intimating the date of hearing. In this writ petition, it is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for petitioners that respondent No.3 has no locus standi to file appeal and that he is not concerned with the lands in question. The Revenue Divisional Officer is the appellate authority under the provisions of the A.P.Rights in Land and Pattedar Pass Book Act, 1971. If any objections are there with regard to the maintainability of appeal at the instance of respondent No.3, petitioner as well can raise objection before the said authority, but on the aforesaid ground, petitioners cannot seek for setting aside the very notice itself. In that view of the matter, keeping it open to the petitioner to raise all their objections before the appellate authority by way of filing counter affidavit, this writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 28th July 2010 ajr