THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No.339 of 2008 Dated:08.01.2008 Between 1.N.Venkata Satyanarayana Raju and others. ..Petitioner and 1.The District Collector, Krishna at Machilipatnam And others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No.339 of 2008 ORDER: Heard both the counsel. This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in resuming the lands belong to the petitioners in Sy.No.9/1B to an extent of Ac.2.00, Sy.No.9/1A1 & 9/1A2 to an extent of Ac.3.00, Sy.No.9/1B1C to an extent of Ac.4.00 respectively situated at Rudrapaka Village, Nandivada Mandal, Krishna District in pursuance of the order passed by the 3rd respondent dated 22.8.2007 under the guise of IV phase Land Distribution Programme scheduled to be held on 19.1.2008 as arbitrary, illegal and consequently to set aside the same. Several grounds had been raised in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. It is stated that the impugned action is without jurisdiction since the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 is not applicable at all. The petitioners are permitted to raise this ground also before the 2nd respondent- appellate authority. Let the appellate authority dispose of the appeal within a period of eight weeks. Till then, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs. _________ 08.01.2008 rkk/ks