THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.641 of 2010 ORDER: The husband of the petitioner was assigned an extent of Acs.2.50 cents of land in Survey No.11/7 of Garnivalasa Village, Jalumuru Revenue Mandal, Srikakulam District in the year 1961 in his capacity as an Ex-Serviceman. The family is said to have brought the land under cultivation, but migrated in the year 1981 to Rajahmundry for livelihood. It is stated that when they came back in the recent past, it was found that the land was assigned in favour of the fourth respondent in the year 2000 on the assumption that the original assignee died 20 years earlier thereto. The husband of the petitioner died on 11.05.1999. The petitioner made a representation to respondents 1 to 3 with a request to restore possession of the land. Her grievance is that no action has been taken on her representation. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioner has placed before this Court, the copy of the proceedings through which the assignment in favour of her husband was cancelled. After the said cancellation, the third respondent appears to have assigned the land in favour of the fourth respondent. A perusal of the said proceedings discloses that the assignee was treated as dead and that his family members are not available. They are almost ex parte in nature. Since the petitioner came to know about these proceedings, she has approached the authorities with a representation. However, the proceedings can be treated as those under the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 and the petitioner can avail the remedy of appeal to the second respondent by impleading the fourth respondent herein as a party. Since the proceedings are ex parte in nature, the appeal shall be received by the second respondent without raising any objection as to the limitation, if it is presented within six weeks from today. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that it shall be open to the petitioner to prefer an appeal by impleading the fourth respondent herein as a party, against the order of cancellation of the assignment of the land in favour of her husband, passed by the third respondent and the appeal, if presented within six (6) weeks from today, shall be maintained by the second respondent without raising any objection as to the limitation. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:21.01.2010 Note: Issue cc in one week. (B/o) kdl