IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 633 of 2009 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 18/04/2009 in WP NO : 7640 OF 2009 on the file of the High Court.) Between: Ravavarapu Siva Ramakrishnaiah S/o. Late Kanthaiah R/o.MIG-168, VUDa Layout, Madhavadhara, Visakhapatnam Post & District ..... APPELLANT AND 1 The Tahsildar,Anakapalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam District 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam 3 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam 4 The Sakala Venkata Ramana S/o.Tatayya R/o.Koppaka village, Anakapally Mandal Visakhapatnam District .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant:MR.M.V.RAJA RAAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 633 of 2009 JUDGMENT: (per Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) This appeal is directed against the order dated 8.3.2000 of the learned single Judge in W.P.M.P. No.4753 of 2000 in W.P. No.3612 of 2000, whereby and whereunder the learned single Judge dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellant-writ petitioner. According to the appellant, he purchased an extent of Acs. 1.23 cents of land situated in Survey Nos. 20/2, 3, 6B and 7B of Koppaka Village, Anakapalli Mandal through a sale deed dated 24.3.2007 from one Smt. Kannayamma and his name was also mutated in the revenue records in respect of the said land. However, he came to know very recently that the 1st respondent has issued a Certificate of Sale in Form VIII in favour of the 4th respondent in respect of the very same land in pursuance of an auction held on 9.3.2000 wherein the 4th respondent herein has emerged as the highest bidder and Sale Certificate was also issued to him on 3.2.2009 confirming the sale in favour of the 4th respondent. Appellant also alleged that the auction was held in respect of the land in question even while the interim order passed by this Court on 8.3.2000 in W.P.M.P. No. 4753 of 2000 in W.P. No. 3612 of 2000 was in operation. Questioning the same, the appellant filed the aforesaid writ petition before the learned single Judge. The learned single judge, by the impugned order, dismissed the writ petition on the ground that the appellant has no locus standi to challenge the Sale Certificate. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Admittedly, the property which was purchased by the appellant was sold long back. The appellant without knowing the said fact has purchased the same in the year 2007. The learned single Judge also recorded a finding in the impugned order that the land in question relates to Yeleru Scam and in such matters relating to the said Scam, directions were issued by this Court for recovery of amounts paid to various beneficiaries; that the husband of the vendor of the appellant was one such beneficiary and when he did not pay the amount demanded from him in pursuance of the directions issued by this Court, the property was brought to sale and the 4th respondent purchased the same in the auction. Admittedly, the appellant is not a party to the earlier writ petition. That apart, the property was purchased by the 4th respondent in the year 2000 in a public auction, much before the same was purchased by the appellant. Further, as rightly observed by the learned single Judge, if really the appellant is aggrieved of the sale made in favour of the 4th respondent and feels that the same is in violation of the interim orders passed by this Court in the earlier writ petition, the appellant can challenge the same in appropriate proceedings and he has no locus standi to challenge the same. In the circumstances, we do not find any illegality or irregularity in the order of the learned single Judge. The writ appeal fails and it is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ___________________ T. MEENA KUMARI,J DATE: 1st May, 2009 ________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR,J pnb