THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1628 of 2010 ORDER: Three acres of land in Survey No.1756/1B of Chennampally Village, Badvel Mandal, Kadapa District, was assigned in favour of Chittiboina China Venkataiah. It is stated that he sold that land on 17.09.1984 to one Sri Ambavaram Narayana, and the latter sold the land to three individuals, K.Alivelu Mangamma, M.Rajeswaramma and B.Balamma on 24.12.1984. The petitioners entered into agreement of sale with those three women on 12.09.1985 in respect of 1½ acres each. O.S.Nos.210 and 211 of 1993 filed by the petitioners in the Court of Junior Civil Judge, Badvel, for the relief of specific performance of agreements of sale is said to have been decreed. The petitioners contend that the fourth respondent, who is the second wife of the original assignee, filed O.S.No.235 of 2009 against them in the Court of Junior Civil Judge, Badvel for permanent injunction and in that suit, reference is made to an order, dated 16.09.1993 passed by the Tahsildar, Badvel directing resumption of land in her favour. The petitioners assail the order, dated 16.09.1993 on various grounds. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. It is not in dispute that the land was originally assigned in favour of the husband of the fourth respondent. After it changed hands, the petitioners entered into agreement of sale in respect of the land and ultimately, obtained decree for specific performance. They took these steps not being aware of the fact that the land was assigned and that the Tahsildar, the third respondent passed order, dated 16.09.1993 under Section 4(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’). Even assuming that the petitioners were ignorant of the said proceedings till recently, they have to avail the remedies provided for under the Act, duly filing an application for condonation of delay. The petitioners cannot be required to avail the remedy of appeal, because reference is made in it to the instructions said to have been given by the Revenue Divisional Officer, who happens to be the appellate authority. Obviously, the petitioners have to avail the remedy of revision, before the Joint Collector. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioners to avail the remedy of revision under Section 4-B of the Act before the Joint Collector duly filing an application for condonation of delay and impleading the affected parties. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J 1st FEBRUARY, 2010. kvni