HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.5461 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners were assigned an extent of Ac.1.00 of land in Survey No.228/07 of Alluru Village, Kothapatnam Mandal, Prakasam District in the year 1976. T h e Tahsildar, Kothapatnam, 3rd respondent herein issued a show cause notice dated 10.03.2008 to the petitioners under Section 4 of the A.P.Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act (for short ‘the Act’) alleging that the they have alienated the land in contravention of the provisions of the Act and directing them to explain as to why the land shall not be resumed to Government. The petitioners submitted their explanation. Their grievance is that even before any orders are passed under Section 4 of the Act, the 3rd respondent is interfering with the possession. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The 3rd respondent did admit the assignment in favour of the petitioners. The question of resuming the land from the petitioners would arise, after an order under Section 4 of the Act is passed on consideration of the explanation submitted by them. There cannot be any justification for the respondents to interfere with the possession of the petitioners over the land till such orders are passed. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that the respondents shall not in any way interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioners over the land assigned to them unless and until any orders directing resumption of the same are passed under Section 4 of the Act, in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 18.03.2009 Note: Issue C.C. in three days. (B/o) JSU HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.5461 of 2009 Date: 18.03.2009 JSU