IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24024 of 2008 Between: Pakalapati Diwakara Varma S/ol Late P. Satyanarayana Raju R/o. D.No. 8-40/3, Near Aditya Theatre, Aganamudi, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Poosapatiregu Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 2.Tahsildar, Poosapatiregu Mandal, Vizianagaram District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the order in Rc No. 405/2007/SA/dt. /08 signed on 14-10-2008 of Tahsildar, Poosapatirega, the 2nd respondent herein in so far as Ac 0.12.5 cents in SY.No. 195/2 of Poosapatirega as illegal and void. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.KAMLAKAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.24024 of 2008 Order: As against the impugned order, dated 14.10.2008, passed by the second respondent, namely, the Tahsildar, Poosapatiregu Mandal, Vizianagaram District, the petitioner has got an eﬀective alternative remedy by way of appeal under Section 4-A of A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 before the Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer and without availing such remedy, he has approached this Court. Therefore, the petitioner is at liberty to avail the remedy of appeal as available to him under the Act against the impugned order before the Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 04.11.2008 KSR/VGB