THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.30475 of 2011 ORDER: The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is to declare the action of the respondents, in trying to dispossess the petitioners from their assigned lands admeasuring Ac.144.00 situated at Elaparru Village, Nandivada Mandal, Krishna District without following the due procedure established by law, as illegal and arbitrary. A consequential direction is sought to the respondents not to take any coercive steps to dispossess them. Reliance is placed by Sri P.Sri Raghuram, Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, on a letter dated 04.11.2011 addressed by the Tahsildar, Nandivada Mandal, Krishna District (third respondent) to the Station House Officer, Nandivada, Krishna District (fourth respondent) informing him that the original assignees had leased the subject lands to others; such lease was in violation of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, (for short 'Act 9 of 1977'); and, as notices are being issued for cancellation of assignment under Act 9 of 1977, he should take action to prevent both the rival groups from entering into the subject lands to catch the fish. This letter of the third respondent dated 04.11.2011 appears to have been addressed pursuant to an earlier report of the Mandal Revenue Inspector, and an application filed by one Smt Gone Nirmala on 02.11.2011. While Rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Rules, 2007 (for short ‘Rules’) requires notices in Forms I and II to be issued both to the assignee and the transferee; afford them an opportunity to submit their objections to the notices within 15 days; and thereafter pass orders in accordance with law; the letter addressed by the third respondent to the fourth respondent dated 04.11.2011 appears to be to prevent the rival groups in the Ellaparru Village from entering into the subject lands and catching fish therein. The letter dated 04.11.2011 does not relate to cancellation of assignment under Act 9 of 1977 since the Rules made under Act 9 of 1977 contemplate a notice being given, and an opportunity being afforded both to the assignee and the transferee to submit their objections. I have no reason to doubt that the third respondent shall take action for cancellation of the assignment, and for resumption of the assigned lands, only in accordance with the law including the provisions of Act 9 of 1977, the Rules made thereunder and the relevant Board Standing Orders. It is made clear that this order shall not preclude the fourth respondent from taking into consideration the contents of the letter dated 04.11.2011 addressed by the third respondent to the fourth respondent; and to take action thereupon in accordance with law The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date:17.11.2011 Note:CC by 22.11.2011 bo usd