IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN Present HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.3286 of 2011 Between: Y. Krishnaiah .. Petitioner AND The Joint Collector, Mahabubnagar District & 2 others .. Respondents The Court made the following: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.3286 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner is aggrieved by the order No.A/2763/2010, dated 30.12.2010, passed by the second respondent, the Revenue Divisional Officer, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar District, vide which the petitioner was directed to remit an amount of Rs.2,29,900/- towards conversion fee to non-agriculture purpose as one time settlement within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of the impugned notice. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia submits that the second respondent before passing the aforementioned order has not followed the due procedure as envisaged under law. Learned counsel has raised various other arguments before this Court contending that the petitioner is not liable to pay the amount as demanded vide order, dated 30.12.2010. 3. Learned Government Pleader submits that the order under challenge is appeallable. 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, it is clear that the aforementioned order is appeallable before the first respondent and, therefore, this Writ Petition is not maintainable and is, accordingly, dismissed. The petitioner is at liberty to avail his remedy of filing an appeal before the first respondent. The first respondent shall consider all the points raised by the petitioner in the present Writ Petition. The respondents shall not take any coercive steps to recover the amount as mentioned in the impugned notice, dated 30.12.2010, for a period of sixty (60) days, which is the time prescribed for filing appeal. Thereafter, it would be open to the appellate authority to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. No costs. _______________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J Date: 14th February, 2011 Note: Issue C.C. by three days. (B/o.) KL HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.3286 of 2011 Date: 14th February, 2011 KL