IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.7245 of 2008 Between: 1 Mohd Najeebuddin, S/o Mohd Ameeruddin, R/o H. No. 5-2-432, Raheempura, Koratla, Karimnagar District. 2 M.A. Samad, S/o M.A. Aziz, R/o H. No. 4-1-1074, Near IB, Koratla, Karimnagar District. 3 Mohd Fasuiddin Siddiqui, S/o Shaik Hyder, Rep by its Md. Hafeezudin, S/o Shaik Hyder, R/o H. No. 4-1- 646, Near Inspection Bungalow, Koratla (Post & Mandal), Karimnagar District 505 326. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Tahsildar, Korutla Mandal, Karimnagar District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Jagityal Division, Jagityal, Karimnagar 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 issue a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the Respondent No.1 in trying to dispossess the petitioners from the property to the extent of Ac. 2-23 Gts., relating to the first petitioner, ac. 2-16 Gts, relating to the 2nd petitioner and 4-38relating to the 3rd petitioner in Sy. No. 1255/12, Koratla Village & Mandal, Karimnagar district without passing an order pursuant to their Explanation dt 13-2- 2007 in response to the Notice dt 27-1-2007 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) act 1977 and Rules made thereunder and pass such other or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri C.RAGHU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.7245 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioners claim to be owners and possessors of the lands in question, having purchased the same under registered sale deeds. The petitioners state that in response to the notice dated 27.01.2007 issued by the 1st respondent-Tahsildar, Korutla, under Section 3(2) of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, calling upon them to show cause as to why they should not be evicted from the lands in question, they submitted their explanation on 13.02.2007. It is their grievance that the respondents, without passing any orders thereon and without following the procedure contemplated under law, are trying to dispossess them from the lands in question. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for revenue, and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following directions. The 1st respondent-Tahsildar, Korutla Mandal, Karimnagar District, is directed to consider the explanation submitted by the petitioners on 13.02.2007, in response to the notice dated 27.01.2007, and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law. Till then, the respondents are directed not to evict the petitioners from the lands in question. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _______________ (N.V. RAMANA, J) 03.04.2008 ksr/sh To 1 The Tahsildar, Korutla Mandal, Karimnagar District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Jagityal Division, Jagityal, Karimnagar District. 3 2CCs to G.P. for Revenue, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 4 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRT}