HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 24480 of 2007 Dated 23rd November, 2007 Between Kongannapalli Venkataramana …Petitioner and The State of AP, rep. By its Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and, ors …Respondents. THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 24480 of 2007 ORDER: In this Writ Petition, the petitioner has questioned the validity of the order dated 23-9-2007 in proceedings D.Dis.No.C1/614/M/07 passed by the Collector & District Magistrate, Kadapa District in exercise of powers under Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Anti-Social and Hazardous Activities Act, 1980. As against the order of the primary authority-Collector & District Magistrate, there is an alternative remedy of appeal provided under Section 6 of the A.P. Prevention of Anti-Social and Hazardous Activities Act, 1980, before the notified Tribunal. When the matter is taken up, learned Counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to prefer statutory appeal as contemplated under Section 6 of the A.P. Prevention of Anti-Social and Hazardous Activities Act, 1980. In that view of the matter, granting liberty to the petitioner to prefer appeal as contemplated under Section 6 of the A.P. Prevention of Anti- Social and Hazardous Activities Act, 1980, the Writ Petition is disposed of. If any application is filed for condonation of delay in filing the appeal, the same shall be considered keeping in mind the pendency of the Writ Petition before this Court. No order as to costs. ---------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATE: 23-11-2007 Msnr.