THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1743 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner purchased Acs.21.02 guntas of land in Survey Nos.35 and 44 of Adibatla Village, Ibrahimpatan Mandal, Ranga Reddy District in the year 1985 from Neerudu Narsaiah and nine others. The Tahsildar, Ibrahimpatan Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, respondent No.3 herein, issued notice, dated 28.11.2009, under Section 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’) alleging that the petitioner purchased an extent of Acs.5.00 of land in contravention of the provisions of the Act. The petitioner submitted his explanation on 21.02.2010 denying the allegation. It was stated that the vendors of the petitioner were protected tenants and were also issued ownership certificates under Section 38-E of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950. The grievance of the petitioner is that even before any orders are passed, respondent No.3 is trying to dispossess him from the land in question. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The very fact that respondent No.3 issued a show cause notice under the Act discloses that he intended to proceed under the Act, which, in turn, mandates that any decision can be taken only after considering the explanation that may be submitted by the alleged assignee and the transferee. On his part, the petitioner submitted explanation, denying the very fact that the land purchased by him was assigned. Respondent No.3 is under obligation to take the same into account and record specific findings as to whether the land was assigned and if so, the date of assignment and the person to whom it was assigned and then the factum of transfer thereof in contravention of the provisions of the Act. It is only then that the obligation for the petitioner to vacate the land would arise. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that respondent No.3 shall not interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the land, which is the subject matter of the notice, dated 28.11.2009, issued by him, unless and until final orders are passed, duly recording specific findings as to the date of assignment and the date of alienation. It is also directed that in case any order has been passed, further steps shall be deferred till expiry of 90 days of time prescribed for preferring appeal, from the date of service of such order. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 02.02.2010. kdl