THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION Nos.33308 and 31651 OF 2011 COMMON ORDER: The proceedings impugned in these Writ Petitions is the notice dated 20.09.2011, issued by the Tahsildar, Muthukur Mandal, SPSR Nellore District (third respondent), calling upon the petitioners to show cause why they should not be dispossessed from lands admeasuring Ac.4.20 cents and Ac.3.47 cents comprised in different survey numbers in Brahmadevam Village, Muthukur Mandal, SPSR Nellore District, and take possession of the crop and other products as a measure of penalty. Under the said notice, the petitioners were informed that the D-form patta lands in Brahmadevam Village were in their possession; and keeping the patta lands in their possession which were assigned to the beneficiaries by government was contrary to the rules of the government. When asked as to the source of power for issuing such a notice, Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment) would refer to Rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Rules, 2007 (for short ‘2007 Rules’) read with Forms-I and II requiring a notice of 15 days to be given both to the assignee and to the transferee to show cause why the assignment granted in favour of the original assignee should not be cancelled for illegal alienation of assigned lands. The very purpose of issuing the show cause notice is to enable both the assignee and the transferee to submit their objections thereto. Unless the ground on which the assignment is sought to be cancelled is specified in the show cause notice, the petitioners would be denied a reasonable opportunity of submitting an effective reply thereto. The impugned show cause notices are bereft of even the basic particulars, and must, therefore, be set aside and are, accordingly, set aside. It is made clear that this order shall not preclude the respondents from issuing notices afresh, and thereafter take action in accordance with law. The Writ Petitions stand disposed of accordingly. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J Date:22.12.2011 usd