IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) TUESDAY THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND THREE : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE: L. NARASIMHA REDDY W.P. No.22283 of 2003 Between: 1. Ratnamma 2. T.V. Narayana Reddy Petitioners AND 1. The Director of Settlements, A.P. Hyderabad. 2. Tanamala Madhusudan Reddy, S/o.Venkataramana Reddy, R/o. Kotapolur Village, Sallurupet Mandal, Nellore District. Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court will be pleased to issue an order direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, prohibiting the Director of Settlements A.P., Hyderabad, the 1st respondent herein from proceeding with the Suomotu enquiry U/s.5(2) of A.P.(A.A) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 in R.P.No.12/98/E2 against the orders of the Settlement Officer, Nellore in S.R.No.315/11(A)/80 Nlr dated 31.3.1986 after declaring the same as illegal and arbitrary. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Mr.P. Krishna Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Govt. Pleader for Revenue for the Respondent No. 1. The Court made the following ORDER : ‘Post the matter on 1-12-2003 under the same caption. Pending further orders, it is directed that the enquiry pursuant to the show cause notice may go on. However, final orders thereon shall not be passed for a period of four weeks.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Director of Settlements, A.P. Hyderabad. 2. Tanamala Madhusudan Reddy, S/o.Venkataramana Reddy, R/o. Kotapolur Village, Sallurupet Mandal, Nellore District. ( 1 and 2 BY RPAD) 3. Two CCs G.P. for Revenue, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad(OUT) 4. One Spare Copy HIGH COURT LNRJ DT. 18-11-2003 NOTE: POST ON 1-12-2003 UNDER THE CAPTION ORDER W.P.NO.22283 OF 2003 DIRECTION