THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1726 of 2010 ORDER: The father of the petitioner was assigned an extent of Acs.4.93 cents of land in Survey No.667/1 of Piler Revenue Village, Chittoor District in the year 1961. The assignee is said to have died in the year 1990 and that the petitioner is the sole successor for it. The Tahsildar, Piler Mandal, Chittoor District, respondent No.2 herein, issued a show cause notice in December, 2007 under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’) alleging that the land assigned to the father of the petitioner was alienated. It is stated that on an explanation submitted by the petitioner, further proceedings were dropped. Similar notice was issued on 24.12.2009. The petitioner submitted his explanation on 12.01.2010 denying the very allegation as to alienation and requesting for inspection of the land on the spot. His grievance is that without passing any orders on the explanation, respondent No.2 is trying to dispossess him and to this extent, a fresh notice was also issued. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The Act prohibits alienation of assigned lands subject to certain conditions. Respondent No.2 issued a show cause notice to the petitioner alleging contravention of the provisions of the Act. On his part, the petitioner submitted his explanation. Further action can be taken only if an order is passed, cancelling assignment or directing resumption of the land to the Government from the petitioner. It is asserted that no order has been passed by respondent No.2 yet. Even where an order is passed directing resumption of the land to the Government, further steps need to be deferred till the expiry of 90 days of time prescribed for preferring appeal under Section 4-A of the Act. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that respondent No.2 shall not proceed against the land admeasuring Acs.4.93 cents in Survey No.667/1 of Piler Revenue Village, Chittoor District, unless the orders in pursuance of the show cause notice, dated 24.12.2009, are passed. It is also directed that in case any order has been passed, further steps shall be deferred till expiry of 90 days of time prescribed for preferring appeal, from the date of service of such order. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 02.02.2010. Note: Issue cc in three days. (B/o) kdl