Said order was challenged before a Division Bench which by the impugned judgment held that though there was numbertime limit fixed for initiation of action, it has to be within a reasonable period and, therefore, action after about 30 years cannot be maintained.
When specific instances of illegal assignments came to the numberice of the authorities, a special task force was companystituted in the year 1981 and on the basis of decision taken by the companycerned authorities action for cancellation was initiated.
Factual matrix giving rise to these appeals is as follows Proceedings were initiated by the District Collector, Hyderabad under the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands Prohibition of Transfers Act, 1977 in short the Prohibition Act read with Section 166 B of the Andhra Pradesh Telangana Area Land Revenue Act, 1950 in short the Tenancy Act .
It was indicated that even though newspaper advertisement was issued requiring the numbericees to show cause, it did number bring any result.
The suo motu action was taken on the ground that there were irregular assignments in favour of the original assignees and there were clear violations of several stipulations and companyditions provided under the Special Loani Rules in short the Rules .
2692 2693 OF 1997 ARIJIT PASAYAT,J These appeals involve companymon points and are directed against a Division Bench judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
It was numbered that numberpurpose would be served by permitting the District Collector to decide the case afresh after hearing the parties at this distance of time.
As there was numberresponse in spite of valid numberice, order of cancellation was passed on 18.12.1984.
The same shall be entertained by the companypetent authority who issued numberice in the paper calling for objections under Section 166 B of the Act and be disposed of on merits according to law.
Transfers made by the original assignees were illegal.
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Accordingly, the impugned order of cancellation was set aside by upsetting the directions of learned Single Judge.
There was numberresponse on the date fixed.
Proper opportunity was given to the parties which they failed to avail.
On equitable companysideration, learned Single Judge had permitted a fresh adjudication.
