IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 10794 of 2008 Between: 1 Chennupati Siva Kumari, W/o. Raghava Rao, R/o. Marthur [V & M], Prakasam District. 2 Jampani Ananthaiah, S/o. Venkateswarlu, R/o. Marthur [V & M], Prakasam District. 3 Jampani Venkata Rao, S/o. Venkateswarlu, R/o.Rajupaka, H/No.Degaramudi Village, Martur Mandal, Prakasam District. 4 Gunji Rama Koteswara Rao, S/o. Narasimha Rao, R/o. Kopperappadu Village and Post, J.Pongaluru Mandal, Prakasam District. 5 Kothamasu Madhura Meenakshi, W/o. Siva Kumar, R/o. Sakinpamur village and Post, Bhavanagar, Guntur District. 6 Vutukuri Thandava Krishna Murthy, S/o. Subbayya @ Musalayya, R/o. Kalampudi village and Post, Martur Mandal, Prakasam District. 7 Vutukuri Raghava Rao, S/o. Subbayya @ Musalayya, R/o. Kalampudi village and Post, Martur Mandal, Prakasam District. 8 Sriram Seshu Kumari, W/o. Venkata Kusuma Haranadha Babu, H/o. Marthur [V & M], Prakasam District. 9 Sriram Jyothi, W/o. Venkata Ramaiah, H/o. Marthur [V & M], Prakasam District. 10 Sriram Naga Malleswari, W/o. Seshagiri Rao, R/o. Marthur [V & M], Prakasam District. 11 Athmakuri Parvathi, W/o. Satyanarayana, H/o. Marthur [V & M], Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary to Revenue Department, Secertariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4 The Tahsildar, Martur, Prakasam District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SITA RAM CHAPARLA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in interfering with the petitioners’ possession of the lands belonging to them situated in survey No.640/CA1 of Martur Village, in pursuance of notices, dated 25.04.2008 issued by respondent No.4, as illegal and arbitrary. Heard Sri Sita Ram Chaparla, learned counsel for the petitioners, and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment). A perusal of the record shows that on 25.04.2008 notices in Form-2 under Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short “Act 9 of 1977”) were issued to the petitioners. The petitioners claimed that on 10.05.2008, they filed their explanations before respondent No.4 and that no orders have been passed so far, on the explanations submitted by them. They, however, apprehend that even without passing any orders, respondent No.4 is seeking to dispossess them. Having heard learned counsel for the respective parties, I am of the view that unless and until respondent No.4 passes appropriate orders in pursuance of the notices issued by him on 25.04.2008, after considering explanations filed by the petitioners, he cannot interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the properties in occupation of the petitioners. Hence, he is restrained from doing so until an order is passed in accordance with the provisions of Act 9 of 1977. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.14086 of 2008 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated:14.05.2008 GJ