The petitioner asserts that an extent of Ac.2.75 cents of land in S.No.173/3 situated in Kothapalli village, Tandur Mandal was assigned to him as early as in the year 1972 by the then Tahsildar. Immediately thereafter, the petitioner brought the land under cultivation and has been eking out his livelihood by doing agriculture and paying cist, etc. to the Revenue Department regularly. While so, the respondent, without issuing any notice or opportunity to him, cancelled the patta by an order dated 5.10.1997. Questioning the cancellation of patta, the petitioner filed W.P.No.5359 of 1998, and this Court, by an order dated 2.3.1998, while allowing the writ petition, set aside the order of cancellation. Again, the respondent issued another notice stating that the petitioner had contravened the terms and conditions of the assignment order, for which the petitioner issued a reply. However, the respondent again cancelled the patta by his order, dated 24.3.1998. Questioning the said order, the petitioner filed a revision before the Joint Collector and as no interim order was passed, he filed W.P.No.14202 of 1998, and this Court, by an order dated 31.8.1998, allowed it directing the Joint Collector to dispose of the revision within a period of four weeks. In pursuance of the order dated 31.8.1998, the Joint Collector allowed the revision by his order dated 10.10.1998 observing that the assignment made in favour of the petitioner was in the year 1972 and the petitioner did not contravene any of the conditions of the assignment. In pursuance of the order of the Joint Collector, pattadar passbook and title deed also were issued to the petitioner. Now, the grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent,
