WP/22283/2003 of Ratnamma W/o.Ramanaiah Vs The District of Settlements, A.P. Hyderabad. on 23 December 2003

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESHAT HYDERABAD

(SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION)

TUESDAY THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND ANDTHREE

: PRESENT :THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE: L. NARASIMHA REDDY

W.P. No.22283 of 2003

Between:

1. Ratnamma

2. T.V. Narayana Reddy

Petitioners

AND

1. The Director of Settlements, A.P. Hyderabad.

2. Tanamala Madhusudan Reddy, S/o.Venkataramana Reddy, R/o. KotapolurVillage, Sallurupet Mandal, Nellore District.Village, Sallurupet Mandal, Nellore District.

Respondents

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of praying that in thecircumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court will bepleased toissue an order direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of writof Mandamus, prohibiting the Director of Settlements A.P., Hyderabad, the 1strespondent herein from proceeding with the Suomotu enquiry U/s.5(2) of A.P.(A.A)Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 in R.P.No.12/98/E2against the orders of the Settlement Officer, Nellore in S.R.No.315/11(A)/80 Nlr dated31.3.1986 after declaring the same as illegal and arbitrary.

The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavitfiled in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Mr.P. Krishna Reddy,Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Govt. Pleader for Revenue for the RespondentNo. 1.

The Court made the following ORDER :

‘Post the matter on 1-12-2003 under the same caption.

Pending further orders, it is directed that the enquiry pursuant to theshow cause notice may go on. However, final orders thereon shall not bepassed for a period of four weeks.”

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR// TRUE COPY //

To

for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

1. The Director of Settlements, A.P. Hyderabad.

2. Tanamala Madhusudan Reddy, S/o.Venkataramana Reddy, R/o. KotapolurVillage, Sallurupet Mandal, Nellore District. ( 1 and 2 BY RPAD)Village, Sallurupet Mandal, Nellore District. ( 1 and 2 BY RPAD)

3. Two CCs G.P. for Revenue, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad(OUT)

4. One Spare Copy

HIGH COURT

LNRJ

DT. 18-11-2003

NOTE: POST ON 1-12-2003 UNDER THE CAPTION