IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2013 of 2009 Between: CB Agros and Jewellers Private Limited, D.No. 22-11-08, Lalapet, Zinna Tower Centre, Head Office, Guntur, Rep. by its Managing Director, Chandana Kedarish, S/o. Nageshwar Rao., Age 49 Years. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Guntur. 3 The Revenue Divisional officer, Narsaraopet, Guntur District. 4 The Tahsildar, Durgi Mandal, Guntur District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 a Writ, order or a direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in treating the petitioner's land as government land, as being illegal, arbitrary and unreasonable and contrary to the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 and Rules made thereunder and in gross violation of principles of natural justice and issue a consequential direction directing the respondents not to treat the petitioner's land as government land or assigned land, with a further direction not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the lands in Survey Nos. 1121, 1131, 1115, 1122/1, 1124, 1126, 1127, 1132, 1133, 1091/03, 1092/1, 1138/1, 1141, 1136, 1146, 1092/2, 1091/A, 1172/1, 1065/2, 1064/5, 1091/2, 1064/5 and 1091/1 situated at Durgi Village and Mandal and also the lands in Survey Nos. 706/2, 708, 707, 716/4, 716/3 and 716/2 situated at Obulesunipalli Village, Durgi Mandal, Guntur District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.S.MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 2013 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner purchased various extents of lands in different survey numbers of Obulesunipalli and Durgi Villages, Durgi Mandal, Guntur District. The fourth respondent-Tahsildar, Durgi Mandal, took steps for resumption of lands from the petitioner on the ground that the subject matter of the sale deed was the land assigned to the landless poor and that the sales were in contravention of Section 4 read with Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfer) Act, 1977. Not being aware of this development, the petitioner submitted an application dated 10.12.2008 to the fourth respondent with a request to furnish the particulars of assignment and the nature of transfers etc. In response to the same, the fourth respondent furnished the information through letter dated 31.12.2008. The petitioner states that adequate information and, in particular, the orders of resumption were not furnished and thereby, it is handicapped from pursuing the remedies. It is also stated that the lands cannot be brought under the purview of the Act since the assignments were made several decades ago and there did not exist any prohibition of alienation. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. On his part, the fourth respondent initiated action under Section 4 of the Act and is said to have passed orders of resumption. Being the transferee of the lands, may be after series of transactions, the petitioner is immediately affected on account of the orders of resumption. Even to enable it to avail the remedy of appeal, the copies of the orders of resumption become necessary. Though the fourth respondent has already furnished the information about the particulars of assignment, he has to furnish copies of the orders of resumption to the petitioner. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing that the fourth respondent shall furnish the copies of the orders of resumption in respect of the lands purchased by the petitioner, the survey numbers of which are mentioned in the representation dated 10.12.2008, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It shall be open to the petitioner to avail the remedy of appeal within four weeks thereafter. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained over the land in question. L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:06.02.2008 Note:Furnish copy within three days. Bo usd