THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.914 of 2007 17.1.2007 Between: Kedarasetti Sanyasisetti, S/o.Guru Murthy … Petitioner AND The Mandal Revenue Officer, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District And another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.914 of 2007 ORDER: The petitioner is resident of Venkannapalem village of Chowdavaram Mandal in Visakhapatnam District. He was allegedly assigned agricultural land admeasuring Acs.0.12 in survey No.439-23 and Acs.1.09 in survey No.439-24 (total admeasuring Acs.1.21 cents) by the then Tahsildar, K.Kotapadu, in 1973. Subsequently, the petitioner statedly purchased an extent of Acs.0.80 in survey No. 439 (Part) in the same village from another assignee. In addition to this, he allegedly entered into lease in respect of assigned lands in survey Nos.439-23 and 439-24 for a period of ninety nine (99) years. However, the lessor, Bheesetti Narsing Rao, sold away the land, which is in occupation of Yeduvaka Lakshmana Kumar. Petitioner approached the Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO), Chodavaram Mandal – first respondent herein; and allegedly made number of representations requesting necessary action under the provisions of A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (the Act, for brevity), in vain. He also approached the Lokayuktha and Upa Lokayuktha by filing complaint No.592 of 2005, on which a report was called for from the respondents. In spite of the same no action was taken. Ultimately, the petitioner got issued a legal notice dated 06.1.2006 to the first respondent demanding necessary action under Section 4 of the Act, in vain. Therefore, he filed the present writ petition. Copies of the representations made by the petitioner prior to issue of legal notice dated 06.1.2006 are not annexed to the writ petition. Be that as it is, as the petitioner’s legal notice dated 06.1.2006 remained unresponded to, this Court observes that it would be proper for the first respondent to take necessary action and send a reply to the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition, with the above observations, is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _____________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) January 17, 2007. YS