HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16352 of 2007 Date: August 18, 2010 Between: 1. A. Subba Rao and 4 others. … Petitioners And The Tahsildar, Santhanuthalapadu, Prakasam District. … Respondent * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16352 of 2007 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners, who are five (5) in number, assailing the action of the respondent in insisting the petitioners to vacate from the lands in their occupation situated at Pernamitta village pending inquiry pursuant to the notices dated 26.4.2007 in R.C. No.A/6/2006. 2. The petitioners are absolute owners and possessors of various extents of land as detailed in para 3 of the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. The respondent issued notices dated 26.4.2007 directing the petitioners to show cause as to why they should not be evicted from the said lands on the ground that they acquired the land in contravention of the provisions of Section 3 (2) of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977. The petitiioners submitted explanations to the said show cause notices on 18.5.2007. Pending consideration of their explanations, the respondent is insisting the petitioners to vacate from the lands in occupation. Hence, the writ petition. 3. Rule Nisi came to be issued on14.9.2007. An interim order has been passed on 02.8.2007 directing the parties to maintain status quo. Respondents entered appearance and filed counter. The respondents also moved W.V.M.P.2167 of 2008 with a prayer to vacate the interim order passed on 02.8.2007. 4. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondent. 5. The factual aspect of the petitioners filing explanations to the show cause notices issued in Form Nos.1 and 2 under the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (prohibition of transfers) Act, 1977 is not in dispute. 6. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the explanations submitted by the petitioners and pass appropriate orders. Till the disposal of the explanations submitted by the petitioners to the show cause notices, the status quo order granted on 02.8.2007 shall remain in force. 7. As a sequel to the disposal of the writ petition, W.V.M.P. No.2167 of 2008 has become redundant and the same is accordingly dismissed. _____________________________ B. SESHASAYANA REDDY, J Date: August 18, 2010. BSB