THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.31428 OF 2011 ORDER: The action of the respondents, in interfering with the petitioners peaceful possession of the land admeasuring Ac.2-00 in Survey No.123 of Khammam Village and Mandal, is under challenge in this Writ Petition by the petitioners all of whom claim to be the legal representatives of the original assignee of Government land. On the other hand, the case of the respondents is that the petitioners herein had illegally alienated the land in favour of one Valuri Sailaja who, in turn, had alienated the land in favour of Sri G. Venkateswar Rao and Sri K. Govinda Chary; and a notice in Form-I is said to have been issued to the petitioners herein. While the petitioners would dispute receipt of the notice in Form-I, Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment), on instructions, would submit that since the petitioners were not available in the village the notice in Form – I could not be served on them; and the said notice was affixed on a pole over the subject land. She would further state that, since no objections had been received, no orders of resumption have as yet been passed. Today the Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment) has passed on a copy of the notice in Form – I to Sri Bankatlal Mandhani, Learned Counsel for the petitioners, who requests that fifteen days time be granted to the petitioners, in terms of Rule 3 read with Form – I of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Rules, 2007, to enable them to submit their objections to the said notice. I consider it appropriate, therefore, to dispose of the Writ Petition permitting the petitioners herein to submit their objections to the notice issued to them in Form – I within fifteen days from today. In case such objections are submitted within the stipulated period aforementioned, the first respondent shall pass orders thereupon in accordance with law and, if need be, pass orders of resumption later. In case the petitioners do not submit their objections to the said notice in Form – I within fifteen days from today, it is open to the respondents to proceed with the matter, and take necessary action in accordance with law. The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J December 23, 2011 Note: Issue C.C. in one week. B/O.MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.31428 OF 2011 December 23, 2011 MD