IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 10846 of 2009 Between: Rongali Sreedevi, W/o. Ramakrishna, Jaggayyapeta Village, Vepada Mandal, Vizinagaram District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Viznagaram, Vizianagaram District. 2 The Revenue Divisional officer, Viznagaram, Vizianagaram District. 3 Medapu Reddy Venkata Ramana, S/o. Demudu, R/o. Jaggayyapeta Village, Vepada Mandal, Vizianagaram District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.BALAJI MEDAMALLI Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES Counsel for Respondent No.3: ----- The Court made the following : ORDER: In this Writ Petition, order in FPSAP.No.5/09/G8, dated 20-05-2009 passed by respondent No.1, reversing the order of respondent No.2, is assailed. The main ground of challenge to the impugned order is that the petitioner is not given an opportunity of hearing by respondent No.1 before passing the impugned order. At the hearing, Sri Ravi Cheemalapati, learned Counsel for respondent No.3, fairly submitted that in view of lack of opportunity to the petitioner, the impugned order may be set aside and respondent No.1 may be directed to dispose of the appeal afresh, after giving an opportunity to the petitioner and also respondent No.3. In view of this submission of the learned Counsel for respondent No.3, the impugned order dated 20-05-2009 is set aside. Respondent No.1 is directed to pass a fresh order, after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner and respondent No.3. Writ Petition is, accordingly, allowed. It is needless to observe that till the disposal of appeal by respondent No.1 status quo obtaining as on today shall be continued. ___________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 3rd June, 2008 LUR