IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.13433 OF 2010 Between: Durgesh Singh S/o. Late Chandra Pal Singh .... Petitioner AND The Collector, Hyderabad District and another .... Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.13433 OF 2010 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed challenging the show cause notice issued under Section 7 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Encroachment Act, 1905. The jurisdiction of the authority who issued the said notice is not under challenge. 2. As pointed out by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SPECIAL DIRECTOR v. MOHD. GHULAM GHOUSE[1], this Court would not entertain a writ petition against a show cause notice for the mere asking, unless the show cause notice is shown to be totally non est for absolute want of jurisdiction. That being not the case presently, the petitioner who has wasted valuable time in approaching this Court, is permitted to respond to the show cause notice within three (3) days from today. Thereupon, the authority shall take action in accordance with law. 3. Subject to the above observation, the Writ Petition is dismissed at the threshold. No order as to costs. _________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J June 15, 2010. KTL [1] 2004 (3) SCC 440