The petitioner herein claims to be landless poor person. It is stated that his father by name Bangaraiah @ Bangarugan was assigned Ac.1.00 cents of land situated in Sy.No.1451/5 and Ac.0.25 cents in Sy.No.1441/10 totaling Ac.1.25 cents in Vinobhanagar Village, Satyavedu Taluk, Nagulapuram Mandal vide DKT patta No.37/4/1383 dated 22.07.1972. It is stated that the petitioner's father made the said land fit for cultivation and continued in possession till his death and thereafter the petitioner continued in possession and enjoyment of the same. Alleging that the 3rd respondent herein had encroached upon the land in question highhandedly and obtained pattadar pass book and title deed in her favour, the petitioner made a complaint dated 03.12.2008 before the 2nd respondent herein requesting for restoration of the land. As the 2nd respondent failed to take any action, the petitioner made a detailed representation dated 20.03.2010 before the District Collector, Chittoor. Having considered the same, the 1st respondent by order dated 07.05.2010 directed the 2nd respondent to take action as per the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (f