IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14361 of 2008 Between: 1 Vuppathi Sreenu S/o.Venkata Subbaiah Kothapalem H/o.Gudipadu Kanigiri(M) Prakasam District 2 Smt.Vuppathi Venkatamma W/o.Brahmaiah Kothapalem H/o.Gudipadu Kanigiri(M) Prakasam District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 State of A.P rep.by its District Collector Prakasam District 2 Tahsildar Kanigiri,Prakasam 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 impugned urgent notice R.C(A) 259/08 dt.2 6-2-2008 issued by the 2nd respondent as illegal,arbitrary,null and void and consequently direct the respondents not to cancel the D.Form patta F.Dis No.75/1406 dt.10-5-1997 issued to the 1st petitioner to an extent of Ac 1-99 in Sy.No.167/2 and the D.Form patta F.D.S No 6/1409 dt.1-12-1999 issued in favour of the 2nd petitioner to an extent of Ac 1.50 cents in Sy.No.167/3 situated at Kothapalem H/o.Gudipadu,Kanigiri(M) Prakasam District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.BRAHMA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.14361 OF 2008 ORAL ORDER: The petitioners state that they are the owners of the land in question having been assigned by the Government and D-Form Pattas were granted to them on 10.05.1997 and 01.12.1999 respectively and since then they have been cultivating the lands in question and eking out their livelihood with the income derived therefrom. While things stand thus, the second respondent-Tahsildar, Kanigiri, Prakasam District, issued the urgent notice bearing No.R.C.(A) 259/08 dated 02.06.2008 calling upon them to show cause as to why assignment and D.Form Pattas granted by the Government in their favour in respect of the lands in question and that they have submitted their explanation on 23.06.2008 to the said notice but without considering their explanation, the respondents are trying to interfere with their possession in respect of the lands in question on the premise that the lands in question are being utilized for burial ground. Hence, they filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition itself at the stage of admission with the following directions: The second respondent, namely, Tahsildar, Kanigiri, Prakasam District, is directed to consider and dispose of the explanation submitted by the petitioners on 23.06.2008 to the urgent notice bearing No.R.C.(A) 259/08 dated 02.06.2008 and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law expeditiously. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained by both the parties. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. Date: 07.07.2008. VGSR