HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.21127 of 1996 Between: Sri Boya Narasappa. ..... PETITIONER AND The District Revenue Officer, Anantapur, and another. .....RESPONDENTS HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.21127 of 1996 ORDER: Heard Sri Addepalli Suryanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Revenue and Sri O.Manohar Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the third respondent. The order of the first respondent dated 09.09.1996, whereby the name of Sri Narasappa was deleted from Kulam No. 218 in 10- I adangal of Kodigenahalli Village, Parigi Mandal, is under challenge in this writ petition. While several contentions are raised by Sri Addepalli Suryanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioner, it would suffice to note that while the petitioner was given a personal hearing by the earlier District Revenue Officer and Additional District Magistrate, Anantapur, consequent on his transfer, the subsequent District Revenue Officer passed the impugned order. The subsequent District Revenue Officer, however, failed to give the petitioner an opportunity of oral hearing. Inasmuch as the petitioner is entitled to be represented by a counsel and be given an opportunity of personal hearing, and inasmuch as the said opportunity was denied to him, I consider it appropriate to set aside the impugned order for violation of principles of natural justice. The first respondent shall, after affording the petitioner and the contesting respondents an opportunity of personal hearing, pass orders afresh, in accordance with law. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, allowed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date:19.02.2010 usd