THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.13234 of 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in taking steps for dispossession of the petitioner from land admeasuring Ac.0.90 cents covered by Survey No.514/3B of Chowdavaram Village, Guntur Rural Mandal, Guntur District, without following due procedure under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’), as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of the petitioner that without initiating any proceedings, the respondents are taking steps for dispossession. It is not in dispute that the land in question is an assigned one. When the matter is taken up today, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Assignment appearing for the respondents produced a copy of order, dated 20.04.2007 passed by the second respondent - Tahsildar, Guntur, for resumption of aforesaid land on the ground that the petitioner has violated the provisions of the Act. As much as the said order is not under challenge in this Writ Petition, no relief can be granted as prayed for. However, as there is a remedy of appeal against order, dated 20.04.2007 passed by the second respondent, I deem it appropriate to permit the petitioner to file appeal before the competent appellate authority, within a period of eight (8) weeks from today. There shall be a direction that status quo as on today with regard to possession shall be maintained for a period of eight (8) weeks from today. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the observations and directions referred to above. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 27th AUGUST, 2011. Note: issue c.c. in one (1) week. kvni