IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 20289 of 2008 Between: Darla Gangaiah S/o. Pitchaiah R/o. K.Buduguntapalli Village, Railway Kodur Mandal, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of A.P., Rep. by its Tahsildar, Railway Kodur Mandal, Kadapa District. 2 Kottam Chengalrayan S/o. Naraiah R/o. K.Buduguntapalli Village, Railway Kodur Mandal, Kadapa District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings in Ref. B/250/2008, dated 19-03-22008 and pursuant order dated 25-08-2008 passed by the 1st respondent as illegal, irregular, without jurisdiction, voilative of principles of Natural Justice and oﬀends Articles 14, 21 and 300 A of Constitution of India and consequently quash the same as without jurisdiction and pass such other orders or order as this Hon'ble Court may deem ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue and at their request the writ petition is taken up for ﬁnal disposal at the admission stage itself. In this Writ Petition the petitioner is questioning the notice dated 19.3.2008 issued by the ﬁrst respondent, namely the Tahasildar, Kodur Mandal, Kadapa District, directing the petitioner to appear before him with regard to the land dispute between him and one Chengalrayadu. This court by order dated 17.9.2008 directed the District Collector, Kadapa District, to submit a report with regard to the power of the Tahsildar, Kodur Mandal, Kadapa District, to issue such a notice, particularly as to under what provision of law that such a notice was issued. The District Collector, Kadapa District, ﬁled a detailed report before this Court stating that the Tahsildar, Kodur Mandal, Kadapa District, has no power to decide the civil disputes and the Tahsildars are not competent, and the Civil Court is the competent to decide the issue and he issued circular guidelines on 29.9.2008 withdrawing the impugned notice issued to the petitioner. The report is placed on record. In view of the above report ﬁled by the District Collector, Kadapa District, the Writ Petition is closed. No order as to costs. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.22.10.2008 KA ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The State of A.P., Rep. by its Tahsildar, Railway Kodur Mandal, Kadapa District. 2. 2CCs to Govt.Pleader for Revenue, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad. 3 .2CD copies