THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 261 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner purchased an extent of Ac.2.00 of land in Survey No.39/25 of Siddaram Village, Sattupally Mandal, Khammam District in the year 1977. On earlier occasion, proceedings were initiated against her under the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’) by the Tahsildar, 1st respondent herein. The petitioner submitted her explanation and on a consideration of the same, the 1st respondent passed an order dated 13.05.1997 dropping the proceedings, on the ground that the sale took place before the Act came into force. Thereafter, the 1st respondent passed an order, dated 25.08.2007 under Section 3 of the Act, directing resumption. The petitioner states that she was not issued any notice before the said order was passed and on the face of it, it is without jurisdiction, inasmuch as the transfer took place before the Act came into force. This writ petition is filed against the order passed by the 1st respondent. It is alleged that respondents are trying to take possession of the land. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government pleader for Assignment. This Court would certainly have gone into the merits of the matter, but for the fact that the petitioner had availed the remedy of appeal before the 2nd respondent. There is no reason to doubt that the 2nd respondent would not appreciate the various grounds urged by the petitioner. The interest of the petitioner can be protected by directing that she shall not be dispossessed, till the disposal of appeal by the 2nd respondent. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the possession of the petitioner shall not be disturbed during the pendency of the appeal before the 2nd respondent. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 22.01.2009 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 261 of 2009 Date: 22.01.2009 JSU