IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.4630 of 2005 Between: S.Krishnama Naidu ..... PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Visakhapatnam and 2 others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.4630 of 2005 O R D E R: It is the case of the petitioner that he was assigned an extent of Ac.4.75 cents of the Government waste dry land in Sy.No.108/4 by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Chinagadifili Mandal, Visakhapatnam District vide D.Form Patta Nos.728 in DR No.1290 dated 30.10.1970 and from ever since he has been in possession and enjoyment of the same. While so, on 28.04.2005, the 3rd respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer came and informed him that his patta was cancelled and tried to cut the trees in his land. Therefore, he filed this Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in cancelling the assignment made in his favour without notice as illegal and arbitrary. No counter is forthcoming by any of the respondents. While issuing notice before admission on 10.03.2005, this Court granted status quo for a period of four weeks alone and the said order was not extended later. I am of the opinion that the petitioner ought to have obtained the cancellation orders under Right to Information Act. However, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the 3rd respondent is directed to furnish the copy of the cancellation order, if any, to the petitioner, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, enabling the petitioner to take appropriate steps, in accordance with law. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 24.02.2011 Dsr