The grievance of the petitioner is that he is in possession and enjoyment of land over an extent of Ac.1-04 cents in Survey Nos.112/5-A, C & D of C.Ramapuram village, Kammapalli mandal (now Ramachandrapuram mandal), Chittoor district, and was running the business of poultry and cattle feed shed under the name and style of Sri Venkateshwara Poultry and Cattle Feeds Unit since 1989. The petitioner made an application seeking alienation of the said land in his favour and he was prepared to pay the market price. As a matter of fact, his case was recommended to the Government by the respective authorities and a valuation report also was prepared and submitted by the Tahsildar on 03.03.2008. However, the District Collector passed an order on 12.11.2013 rejecting the claim of the petitioner on the ground that alienation of lands is banned in terms of the G.O.Ms.No.571 dated 14.09.2012.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the proposal of the petitioner seeking to alienate the land in his favour was in the year 2008; whereas the policy of non-alienation of lands within 2 KM of Mandal Headquarters came to be introduced only in the year 2012 by way of the said G.O. I