THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4692 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners purchased large extents of land in Survey No.193 of Machavaram Village, Kanigiri Mandal, Prakasam District on different dates commencing from the year 1982. Their grievance is that the respondents are taking steps to cancel the sale deeds without issuing any notice to them. To buttress their contention, they have placed before this Court, a copy of the letter addressed in February, 2009 by the Tahsildar, Kanigiri Mandal, the third respondent herein, to the Sub-Registrar, Kanigiri Mandal for cancellation of the sale deeds in respect of the very land. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Even assuming that the land in Survey No.193 belongs to the Government, there is a procedure for recovery of possession thereof. It is, no doubt, true that Rule 26-K of the A.P. Rules framed under the Registration Act, 1908, empowers the Government to cancel the sale deeds, though it is not a party to such sale deeds, in case the subject matter of the sale deeds is an immovable property owned by the Government. Even when such a step is taken, it becomes essential to put the affected parties on notice, so that they would know where they stand, and be able to work out their remedies. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the respondents shall not cancel or otherwise modify the sale deeds in favour of the petitioners, except by putting them on notice. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:06.03.2009 kdl