THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITON No.31861 OF 2011 ORDER: The relief sought for, in this Writ Petition, is to declare the action of the 4th respondent dated 18.11.2011, in trying to dispossess the petitioners from their patta land of an extent of Ac.15.34 cts in R.S. Nos.11, 12/2, 13/2, 14/2, 15, 16/2, as illegal and void. The petitioners, four in number, claim to own these lands for which they are said to have been issued pattedar pass books. They would refer to the notice issued by the 4th respondent dated 18.1.2011 wherein it is stated that two suits in O.S. No.1643 of 2009 and O.S. No.985 of 2009 seeking permanent injunction were ﬁled; the Court had refused to grant injunction; the pattedar pass books and title deeds were given when the said suits were pending in the Court, though pass books should not have been issued; and, after receiving notice, the entire records, pass books and title deeds should be surrendered to the office within 24 hours. When the matter came up on 21.12.2011, Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Andhra and Rayalaseema Area) sought time to obtain instructions. Today the Learned Government Pleader for Revenue would submit that the petitioner is in possession of the lands in question; a representation was received from the Scheduled Castes Cooperative society seeking lease of the subject lands; except Sy. No.13/2 all the other lands in the other survey numbers are patta lands; the lands in Sy. No.13/2 are classiﬁed as “gayalu”; the impugned notice is only an internal communication addressed by the 4th respondent to the Village Revenue Oﬃcer and the Revenue Inspectors concerned; it is not as if the petitioners were asked to surrender the pattadar pass books and title deeds; and action, if any, for cancellation of the pattadar Pass books and title deeds would only be taken in accordance with law; that too after putting them on notice, and giving them an opportunity of being heard. In the light of the submission made by the Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Andhra and Rayalaseema Area), on instructions, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to cancel the Pattedar Pass Books and title deeds concerned, except in accordance with law, and following the procedure prescribed under the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattedar Pass Books Act, 1971. The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. No costs. Date: 03.12.2011 ____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J MRKR