( 1 ) THIS writ petition by the petitioner gives rise to a short question of law relating to the scops and application of Section 3 (1) of the Andhra pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ).

( 2 ) IN order to. understand the scope of the question, it is necessary to briefly state the admitted facts, which gave rise to it. One Noothalapati nagadu of Nallajerla village. Tadepalligudem taluk in the district of West godavari was assigned an extent of 7 acres 24 cents in R. S No. 793/3a of nallajerla village by the Tahsildar, Tadepalligudem on September 8, 1936 under d Form patta subject to the terns and conditions indicated therein. One of the terms and conditions was that no assignment or sale of Government land shall be made to a person other than a British subject or a subject in any native State without the permission of the Government; otherwise the grant shall be null and void. The assigned land was in the possession and enjoyment of the grantee Noothalapati Nagaiah till May 29, 1955 when he had sold the same for a sum of Rs. 400/- to Bommaraddipalli Jogiraju, village Karnam who had, under a registered settlement deed

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