IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 25351 of 2007 Between: M/s. Sai Priya Constructions Ltd, Visakhapatnam Rep.by its Director N.Rajendra Prasad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Tahsildar,Gajuwaka (M), Visakhapatnam 2 The Dist Collector, Visakhapatnam 3 The State Of A.P, Rep.by its Principal Secretary to Govt Revenue Dept, Secretariat,Saifabad,Hyd .....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 an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring as illegal arbitrary and without jurisdiction the Notice in From-II issued by the 1st respondent in Rc.No.116/2007/A dt.30-08-2007 as also consequnetial proceedings issued by pursuant thereto and pass such other of further order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.V.SITARAMAMURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.25351 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioner is questioning the issuance of notice in Form-II bearing Rc.No.116/2007/A dated 30.08.2007 as contemplated under Rule 3 of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Rules, 2007, by the first respondent herein, namely, the Tahsildar, Gajuwaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam, as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction. Today when the matter is taken up for admission, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue has produced a copy of the proceedings bearing Rc.No.116/2007/SA dated 20.09.2007 passed by the 1st respondent-Tahsildar, ordering to cancel the assignment order issued in favour of one Sri M.Venkateswara Raju in respect of the lands in Survey No.157/3 and 159/1 of Aganampudi village of Gajuwaka Mandal and resuming the said lands to the Government, and submitted that in view of the said orders passed by the first respondent, nothing survives for adjudication in the writ petition and the matter has become infructuous. At this stage, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner be given two weeks time to file appeal against the proceedings dated 20.09.2007 passed by the first respondent before the competent authority. In view of the orders passed by the first respondent, nothing survives for adjudication in the writ petition. However, the petitioner is at liberty to file appeal assailing the proceedings dated 20.09.2007 passed by the first respondent, namely, the Tahsildar, Gajuwaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. Accordingly, with the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. Date: 16.06.2008. VGSR