P. A. CHOUDHARY, J.

( 1 ) THE Joint Collector, Warangal, by his proceedings dated 7-11-83 cancelled the assignment of the Government land made in favour of the petitioners in exercise of his powers vested in him under Sec. 166-B of A. P. (Telangana Area) Land Revenue Act and directed the Tahsildar, Parkal to assign the lands to the eligible landless poor persons. In the year 1968 these lands had been assigned to six persons on the basis that these six persons were landless poor persons. Upon a representation made by the harijans of Dammannapet village that those assignees were not landless poor persons and the assignment was illegally made by Patwari the Joint collector, Warangal, issued notice to the petitioners directing them to show cause as to why the assignment of the Government lands made in their favour should not be cancelled by invoking Sec. 166-B of the aforementioned Act. They were also directed to appear before the court to answer the notice. From the order of cancellation it appears that inspite of "service of notices and affording a dozen opportunities, the respondents neither appeared before the court nor filed any counter to the show cause notice . The Court found on

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