IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 10258 of 2000 Between: Yandapalli satyanarayana, S/o. Lt.Y.Veeranna, r/o. jainavarigudem Village Buttaigudem Mandal, W.G.District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Eluru, West Godavari District, 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Buttaigudem Mandal, West Godavari 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 order, direction , writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus Declare theaction of the respondents in interefering the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the A.P.S.A.L.T. regulations 1/59 as amended by 1/70 and consequentially direct the respondents not to intereefere the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner's land situated in R.S. No. 378/2 part an extent of Ac.3.60 cents of Ganapavaram Village of buttaigudem Mandal in West Godavari District and to pass such further order or orders as are necessary in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.R.K.AMERANDRA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.10258 OF 2000 ORDER: (Per BPR,J) The petitioner herein claims to be the owner of an extent of Ac.3.60 cents in R.S.No.378/2 part of Ganapavaram Village of Buttaigudem Mandal in West Godavari District, which was stated to have been purchased by his father from the earlier owners who were non-tribals, through a registered sale deed dated 22.04.1969. From the date of said purchase, they are in possession and enjoyment of the same. However, having regard to certain complaints made under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulations, 1959, as amended by the Regulation of 1970, certain proceedings were initiated by the Special Deputy Tahsildar (TW) No.II, K.R.Puram and ultimately it was held by the Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, K.R.Puram on 28.10.1997 that there was no contravention of the said Regulations. The said order became final as no appeal or any proceeding had been preferred therefrom. In spite of the same, once again an attempt is made by the respondents herein to fall back on a similar such complaint. Hence, the writ petition. During the course of the arguments, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that a similar question had come up for consideration before this Court in C.RAMALINGA RAJU v. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ELURU, W.G. DISTRICT[1], wherein a Division Bench of this Court, having regard to the scope and provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulations, 1959, as amended by the Regulation of 1970, held that there is no power vested in the authorities under the said Regulations for review and the question of reviewing the order passed earlier, having become final, does not arise. Following the said Judgment, the writ petition is allowed. No costs. _____________________ B.PRAKASH RAO, J ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J 4th August, 2009. VGSR / PGS [1] 2000 (4) ALD 443 (DB)