THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.839 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners submitted representations to the revenue authorities for assignment of bits of land in various survey numbers of Adigarlapalem Village, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. However it emerged that the said lands were assigned in favour of respondents 5 to 8 by the Tahsildar, Makavarapalem, 4th respondent herein vide proceedings dated 21.02.2008. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioners filed an appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Narsipatnam, 3rd respondent herein. The appeal was rejected through order dated 05.09.2009 on the ground that the provisions of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act do not apply to the facts of the case. The petitioners preferred an appeal under Section 4A(2) of the Act before the District Collector, Visakhapatnam, 1st respondent herein. Their grievance is that no orders have been passed by the 1st respondent, so far. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioners invoked the provisions of the Act vis-à-vis the pattas granted in favour of respondents 4 to 8. That is totally untenable. The Act applies only where an assigned land is alienated in contravention of the conditions of assignment. Admittedly, no such alienation has taken place. The 3rd respondent himself informed the petitioners that if they are of the view that the assignment in favour of respondents 4 to 8 is irregular, they have to approach the 1st respondent for cancellation thereof. Even now the petitioners can make a detailed representation vis-à-vis the assignment made in favour of respondents 4 to 8. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioners to file a representation before the 1st respondent pointing out the irregularities if any in the assignments made in favour of respondents 4 to 8. In case, the 1st respondent finds any prima facie case in the representation of the petitioners, he shall issue notice to the affected parties and pass appropriate orders thereon. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 28.01.2010 jsu THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.839 of 2010 Date: 28.01.2010 JSU