THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1000 of 2010 ORDER: The father of the petitioner was assigned an extent of Acs.3.19 cents of land in Survey Nos.28/3B and 31/1 of Nallamanikalva Village, Tirupathi Rural Mandal, Chittoor District in the year 1968. He is said to have died in the year 1994 and that the petitioner is the sole successor. The Tahsildar, Tirupathi Rural Mandal, respondent No.4 herein, issued notice, dated 29.12.2009, to the petitioner under the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, alleging that the land was transferred in favour of one C.Bilwakumari and the father of the petitioner was required to submit an explanation as to why the land be not resumed to the Government. The petitioner submitted his explanation on 15.01.2010. His grievance is that even while the proceedings are pending, the Deputy Tahsildar is proclaiming that the possession of the land was resumed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The notice itself was issued to a dead person. All the same, the petitioner submitted explanation as recently as on 15.01.2010. In case any order of resumption is passed, it is required to be served on the petitioner. The petitioner asserts that no such order was passed. Even where an order of resumption is passed, the affected party is entitled to prefer an appeal and the authority who passes the order cannot take steps till the expiry of the period of limitation for filing of appeal. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing that respondent No.4 or his subordinates shall not interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the land in question, unless and until an order is passed and till expiry of the period of limitation for preferring appeal from the date of service of such orders. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:27.01.2010 Note: Issue cc in two days. (B/o) kdl