IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 15837 of 2008 Between: Ch. Srinivasulu Reddy S/o. Venku Reddy R/o.Cherlopalli village Manubolu Mandal,.Nellore District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Collector Nellore District, Nellore 2 The Joint Collector, Nellore District, Nellore 3 The Mandal Revenue officer, Manubolu Mandal ,Nellore 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 an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Certiorari calling for the records in D.Dis.(E8) 4259/2007 dated 24.12.2007 passed by the 2nd respondent and declare them as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and ultra vires the powers of the 2nd respondent and consequently set aside the same and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.CHAVALI RAMANAND Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 15837 of 2008 Order: As against the impugned proceedings dated 24.12.2007, issued by the 2nd respondent-Joint Collector, canceling the D-Form patta issued in favour of the petitioner in respect of the land in question, an appeal lies to the Director of Appeals, O/o the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Hyderabad, but the petitioner without availing the said remedy has approached this Court directly. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents, and having regard to the fact that the petitioner has remedy of appeal against the impugned order, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The petitioner is directed to avail the remedy of appeal available to him against the impugned order before the Director of Appeals, O/o the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Hyderabad. If there is any delay in filing the appeal, the petitioner is at liberty to move appropriate delay condone petition, and if any such application is filed, the appellate authority concerned shall consider the same on its own merits and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 23.07.2008 Ksr/Nsr