( 1 ) THE petitioner purchased an extent of ac. 4. 80 cents of land in Sy. No. 121/3 of vedulanarva Village, Sabbavaram Mandal, visakhapatnam District, through a sale deed dated 8. 6. 2005 from Sri B. Venkata Ramana. The vendor of the petitioner, in turn, was assigned this land on 24. 3. 1993 in his capacity as an ex-serviceman.

( 2 ) THE 2nd respondent issued memo dated 22. 6. 2005 to the District Registrar, visakhapatnam-the 4th respondent, directing that the land in Sy. Nos. 120, 121/1 to 10, 128/1 to 3 of Vedulanarva Village, admeasuring Ac. 15. 55, cents shall be treated as prohibited properties (Government lands)so as to prevent further registrations. The petitioner challenges the said memo.

( 3 ) THE petitioner contends that his vendor was assigned iand in Sy. No. 121/3 in his capacity as an ex-serviceman and in terms of G. O. Ms. No. 1117 dated 11. 11. 1993, the alienation made in his favour after 10 years from the date of assignment, is permissible and legal.

( 4 ) THE 5th respondent filed a counter affidavit, just by making a reference to the impugned memo. It is contended that as long as the memo is in force, no transactions can be entertained in respect of that land.

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