THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH W.P. No. 426 of 2008 Date:17-01-2008 Between: Revu Babu Rao and six others …Petitioners AND The Govt. of A.P. rep. by the District Collector, Visakhapatnam and another .. Respondents ORDER: The petitioners seek a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering their representation-dated 24.12.2005, as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of the petitioners that they are the owners and possessors of the agricultural lands bearing Sy.Nos.293, 293/1A, 293/1B, 293/10, 293/2A, 293/2B, 293/2D, 293/C, 293/2, 293/5A/2 in all admeasuring Ac.28.00 guntas situated at village Gollelapalem, Sabbavaram mandal, District Visakhapatnam having purchased the same from the owners under various agreements in the year 1990 and after purchasing the said lands, they have been carrying on agricultural operations. While so, the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar, Sabbavaram started visiting the said land and informing the petitioners that the said land is an assigned land and therefore the petitioners have no right to purchase the said land. It is stated that the petitioners have made representation-dated 24.12.2005 before the second respondent to regularize the said purchase of the land in their favour. It is further stated that a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.1671 of 2005, dated 07-11-2005 in the similar facts and circumstances of the case directed the government to consider their claim for regularization of the land. Even according to the petitioners, admittedly the said land in question is an assigned land and the petitioners are entitled to purchase the same vide agreement of sale. Under agreement of sale, immovable property cannot be transferred. However, even by regular sale deed also, the assigned lands cannot be purchased or sold. I have consistently taken the view that as per the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, there is a permanent prohibition of alienation of lands and therefore, the petitioners are not entitled for regularization of the said purchase pursuant to the agreement of sale. Therefore, the writ petition is devoid of any merit and is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:17.01.2008 ccm