THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.21169 OF 2002 30.09.2010 Between: Dhanala Bhaskar and others. …Petitioners AND The Mandal Revenue Officer, Vinjamur Village and Mandal, Nellore District and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.21169 OF 2002 ORDER: The four petitioners are aggrieved by notices/orders bearing R.C.No.B.228/2002, dated 24.07.2002 of the first respondent. All the notices are in similar verbatim and in similar terms. The show cause notice issued to first petitioner reads as under. NOTICE The villagers of Vutukuru made a complaint to the District Collector, Nellore stating that the lands of the Vutukuru have been assigned to the outsiders and the same have to be given to the poor people of Vutukuru village. Further, the same objections were also raised during the 17th Janmabhoomi Programme. Therefore, you have been directed not to enter into the lands to an extent of Acs.4.00 cents in S.No.421-1 and not to undertake any agricultural operations by cultivating the lands/laying borewells till resolving the land disputes in the Vutukuru village. This should not be omitted. Sd/- xxxxxx Mandal Revenue Officer Vinjamur A plain reading of the above notice would show that the petitioners who are cultivating the lands were prohibited from cultivating the lands or entering the lands. The respondents have failed to demonstrate before this Court the source of power to prohibit the petitioners from entering the lands. Even if any illegality is committed by petitioners with reference to the land in possession in survey No.421-1, first respondent has to give notice, conduct enquiry and pass appropriate orders either under Board Standing Orders or under appropriate law. The Mandal Revenue Officer cannot exercise jurisdiction and pass such prohibitory orders. The writ petition is accordingly allowed and the impugned notices are set aside. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 30.09.2010 Pln