( 1 ) HEARD Sri D. V. Seetharama Murthy, learned Counsel for the writ petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for assignments.

( 2 ) THE writ petition is filed questioning the proceedings of the 3rd respondent in r. C. A. No. 334/97 dated 5-11-1997 as arbitrary, illegal and violative of the principles of natural justice and also praying for appropriate relief.

( 3 ) THE facts in brief are as follows: the husband of the writ petitioner applied for assignment of land as landless poor person and the Tahsildar, visakhapatnam assigned the land measuring Ac. 3. 54 cents in S. No. 55/1 of rishikonda village on 25-12-1978 and consequent upon the said assignment the husband of the petitioner, the petitioner and her other family members brought the land under cultivation spending huge amount raising cashew and mango plants and thus the lands assigned were brought under cultivation within three years under condition No. 2 of the orders of assignment and the revenue authorities also issued pass books in the name of the husband of the petitioner in the year 1981. It is further stated that respondent No. 3 herein initiated action in the year 1987 proposing to cancel the s