IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14650 of 2008 Between: G.Manmadha Rao, S/o. Late Venkaiah, R/o. Plot No.3, Revenue Colony, K.L.Puram, ViZianagaram, Vizianagaram District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District. 2 The Tahsildar, Vizianagaram , ViZianagaram District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents in issuing the Show Cause Notice vide letter dated 16-6-2008 vide R.C.No.37008B as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of Article 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the house constructed in plot No.3 in Sy.No.167/2 of KL Puram Village, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District and pass such other and further Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.VENKATA RAMAIAH Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.14650 OF 2008 ORAL ORDER: The petitioner states that he purchased the Plot No.3 admeasuring 167 square yards situated in survey No.167/2 of K.L.Puram Village, Vizianagaram Mandal and District, under a registered sale deed and subsequently constructed a house in the said plot and is living therein While so, the petitioner states that the second respondent, namely, the Tahsildar, Vizianagaram, without any jurisdiction, has issued the impugned notice dated 16.06.2008 calling upon him to show cause as to why the patta granted in favour of his vendor and registration of the sale deed in respect of the property in question cannot be cancelled. The case of the petitioner is that to the said show cause notice, he submitted his explanation on 26.06.2008, but the respondents without considering the said explanation and without passing any final orders thereon, are now trying to interfere with his possession over the land in question and dispossess him from the same. Hence, he filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents, and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition at the stage of admission with the following directions: The second respondent, namely, the Tahsildar, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District, is directed to consider the explanation submitted by the petitioner to the impugned show cause notice and pass appropriate final orders thereon in accordance with law expeditiously. Till such time, the respondents are directed not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner over the property in question. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. Date: 09.07.2008 VGSR