High Court for State of TelanganaWP/34253/2015disposed of no costs

Gogineni Suresh, v. State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.By Its Principal Secretary -

2015-10-14Vilas V.Afzulpurkar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA & THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH * * * WRIT PETITION Nos. 34253 and 34448 of 2015 BETWEEN G.Suresh and another ... PETITIONERS AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary and others ...RESPONDENTS Date of Order pronounced: 14.10.2015 THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR

1. Whether Reporters of Local newspapers Yes/No may be allowed to see the Judgments?

2. Whether the copies of judgment may be Yes/No marked to Law Reporters/Journals?

3. Whether his Lordship wish to see the Yes/No fair copy of the Judgment?

COMMON ORDER:- Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned government pleader for Revenue.

2. Petitioners in these writ petitions question the show cause notice issued under Rule 3 of the Rules framed under the A.P.Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Rules, 2007 dated 21.08.2015 alleging that petitioners are transferees from assignees. Petitioners deny the said allegation and states in the affidavit that the reply, however, could not be given as the fourth respondent did not accept the reply submitted. Hence, the present writ petition.

3. It is difficult to accept that the reply of the petitioners was not accepted by the fourth respondent and even if it is so, it is open for the petitioners to send the reply by registered post with acknowledgment due.

4. Since the statutory notice is given, it is for the petitioners to show cause and if by now no order is passed in pursuance of the said show cause notice, petitioners shall submit their explanation either personally or by registered post acknowledgment due within one week from today and the fourth respondent shall thereafter consider the same and pass appropriate orders. Till passing of such appropriate orders, the petitioners shall not be dispossessed of the land claimed as per the impugned notice. Writ petitions are accordingly disposed of. As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J October 14, 2015

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