IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 8495 of 2008 Between: 1 G. Balakrishna, S/o. G. Veeraiah, R/o. H.No. 3-52, Nizampet, Quthbullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 2 G. Nagaraju, S./o. Mallaiah, R/o. H.No. 3-55, Nizampet, Quthbullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, East Division, Ranga Reddy District, Goshamahal, Hyderabad. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officder, Quthbullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing impugned proceedings No. A/3710/05 dt. 3-12-2005 as highly illegal, arbitrary and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to restore the possession of the land admeasuring Ac. 1.25 guntas in Sy.No. 90/A of Nizampet Village, Quthubullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District to the Petitioners and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.THANDUSRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner seeks to question the order, dated 03.12.2005 passed by the 3rd respondent in resuming the land and taking over the possession to the government custody. It is stated that against the order passed by the Mandal Revenue Officer under Section 4(1) of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, the appeal lies to the Revenue Divisional Officer under Section 4-A(1) of the Act within ninety days from the date of receipt of the order. Having regard to the facts of the case, without availing the remedy of appeal, it is not open to the petitioner to invoke the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:19.04.2008 Ccm To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{SPJS}