The petitioner and his brother claimed to be the absolute owners of agricultural land admeasuring Ac.11-35 gts in Survey Nos.560, 212/E, 335/B, 406/A, 529/C, 558/A and 599/A of Rampur Village, Dharmasagar Mandal in Warangal District. They also obtained necessary title deeds and pattadar passbooks under the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (for brevity, ‘the Act’). It appears, the petitioner and his brother executed General Power of Attorney in favour of the fourth respondent authorizing him to sell an extent of Ac.4-04 gts in Survey Nos.558/A and 560 authorising fourth respondent to sell and execute a sale deed. Subsequently, they cancelled the General Power of Attorney and also sent a notice to the fourth respondent. Besides this, the petitioner has also published in the newspapers intimating the general public about the cancellation of the General Power of Attorney in favour of the fourth respondent. It appears, the fifth respondent herein made an application to third respondent for issue of pattadar passbooks alleging that the property in Survey Nos.558/A and 560 has been purchased by him from the fourth respondent, the General Power of Attorney Holder. The third respondent appears to have called for an explanation from the petitioner with regard to issue of necessary passbook to the fifth respondent. The petitioner submitted an explanation to the third respondent. But, a report was sent by the third respondent to the second respondent, who passed impugned order on 22-2-2003 cancelling the pattadar passbooks issued to the petitioner and further directed the third respondent to cancel the entries in the revenue records in respect of the land in Survey Nos.558/A and 560. This order is assailed in the writ petition on various grounds including the ground that the same is in violation of principles of natural justice as no notice is preceded.
