THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.566 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners are assigned small extents of land in Survey Nos.365/A, 370 and 377 of Mandepalli Village, Sircilla Mandal, Karimnagar District and they are doing agriculture thereon. The Tahsildar, Sircilla Mandal, 3rd respondent herein issued show cause notices on 07.05.2005 to some petitioners and on 25.10.2008, to certain others stating that they failed to bring the assigned land under cultivation and directing them to show cause as to why the assignment shall not be cancelled. The petitioners state that they have submitted explanation denying the allegations. Their grievance is that without passing any orders on their explanation, the respondents are preventing them from enjoying the land. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Assignment. It is a matter of record that the petitioners have been assigned small extents of land. As a matter of fact, the show cause notices themselves make a reference to the assignment in favour of the petitioners. On receipt of the show cause notices, alleging that the petitioners failed to bring the lands under cultivation, they have submitted explanation. Unless and until any final orders are passed canceling the assignment, the respondents cannot interfere with the possession of the petitioners over the land assigned to them. Further, right of appeal is provided against an order of cancellation and even if an order adverse to the interests of the petitioners is passed, their possession has to be protected for some reasonable period. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing that – (a) the respondents shall not interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the land assigned to the petitioners, unless and until any order canceling the assignment is passed; and (b) in the event of any order canceling the assignment in favour of the petitioners is passed, the same shall remain suspended for a period of four (4) weeks. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 23.01.2009 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.566 of 2009 Date: 23.01.2009 JSU