THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.12530 of 2009 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Certiorari to call for the records in proceedings D.Dis.No.1857/2008 dated 1.6.2009 of the 1st respondent in allowing the appeal of the 4th respondent and canceling the patta granted to the petitioners and quash the same as arbitrary, illegal and violative of principles of natural justice. According to the petitioners, they were assigned with land total admeasuring Ac.13-35 cents in Sy.Nos.27/5, 26/7, 26/4, 26/6, 27/3, 27/4 and 27/2 of R.L. Puram village, Chimakurthi mandal, Prakasam district and they were also granted with D.K.T. pattas on 4.6.2006. It appears, fourth respondent was granted mining lease in the year 2001 against the very same lands by the Mines and Minerals Department. Under those circumstances, fourth respondent filed petition/appeal before the 1st respondent and the 1st respondent after elaborate consideration of the matter, held that “the claim of the petitioners that the subject lands were granted to them on D.K. pattas on 4.6.2006 and that they are in occupation of the land is not tenable as the land was once resumed from the assignees and granted for mining lease, as the same was not fit for cultivation. The Government in G.O.Ms.No.74, Industries & Commerce (Mines-I) Department dated 16.2.2002 issued orders that lands having rich concentrated Mineral Wealth should not be allotted for any purpose other than Mining”. Thus, the 1st respondent cancelled the D.K.T. pattas, if any, granted in favour of petitioners and directed the petitioners not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of 4th respondent. Aggrieved by the said order, the present writ petition is filed. There is no necessity of going into all the details. According to the learned counsel for petitioners, before passing the impugned order dated 1.6.2009, neither any notice was issued to the petitioners nor the counsel appearing for the petitioners was put on notice. This aspect as to violation of principles of natural justice by the 1st respondent is not in dispute. Under those circumstances, I am of the opinion that the order passed by the 1st respondent is in gross violation of principles of natural justice, therefore the same is liable to be set aside. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 1.6.2009 is set aside and the matter is remitted back to the 1st respondent for reconsideration of the matter, after issuing notices to both the parties. The 1st respondent shall consider and dispose of the matter within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order. During the pendency of such consideration, petitioners shall not be put in possession of the subject land. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 7.10.2009 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.12530 of 2009 7.10.2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.12530 of 2009 Date: 7th October, 2009 Between: Kalpana & others. .. Petitioners And The Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, Prakasam district & others. .. Respondents