V. BHASKARA RAO, J.

( 1 ) THIS is a Writ Petition filed by the petitioner for issue mandamus declaring the order of the Director of Settlement, Government of Andhra Pradesh, hyderabad, dated 25-10-1990 as illegal, improper and arbitrary.

( 2 ) THE preliminary question to which this writ petition gives rise to is, whether the Director of Settlement while exercising powers U/s. 5 (2) of Andhra pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948. (herein after referred to as the Act), is vested with the power to remand the matter to the Settlement Officer.

( 3 ) THE brief facts involved in this writ petition are:

( 4 ) THE Settlement Officer by an order dated 7-2-1983 granted a patta to the petitioner in respect of the land measuring Ac. 1. 59 cents in S. No. 108 of akkaramapalli village, Chandragiri taluk of Chittoor district, U/s. 11 (a) of andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into ryotwari) Act, 1984. This patta granted was sought to be cancelled by the 1st respondent/director through an order dated 10-10-1984 calling upon the petitioner to show cause why the patta should not be cancelled since it was granted without verifying th

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