IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.15599 OF 2011 Between: T. Pedda Swamy Reddy. - - - Petitioner. AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kurnool Division, At Kurnool and three others. - - - Respondents. The Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.15599 OF 2011 JUDGMENT: This Writ Petition is directed against the show cause notice issued by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kurnool vide R.C.No.630/2011/DR, dated 23-04-2011. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cancellation of pattedar passbooks is predetermined by the Revenue Divisional Officer, as he has already received a report from the Tahsildar, dated 02-04-2011. Hence, the petitioner directly approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the show cause notice. Heard the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that there is any predetermination of the issue does not appear to be justified from a reading of the impugned show cause notice. The notice is given merely on the basis of the findings reached by the Civil Court in the injunction suit filed by the petitioner. Whether there is any adjudication and whether it binds the Revenue Authorities under the A.P. Rights in Lands and Pattedar Passbooks Act, 1971, is a matter, which the Revenue Divisional Officer has to consider on the facts and circumstances of the case. Till the Revenue Divisional Officer, takes a final decision in pursuance of the said show cause notice, the apprehension of the petitioner that pattedar passbooks and title deeds would be cancelled is clearly unjustified. Therefore, I am not inclined to entertain the Writ Petition. However, the petitioner shall have the opportunity to file reply to the show cause notice within one (1) week from today and the Revenue Divisional Officer-first respondent herein shall consider the said reply on the facts and circumstances of the case and pass appropriate final orders in pursuance of the said show cause notice. Till such orders are passed, no prejudicial order shall be passed against the petitioner. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of with the above directions. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J. Dt.10-06-2011. Note: Issue C.C. in three days. B/o. DSH