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Based on relinquishment letters from assignees, the MRO, Yadiki Mandal, instead of conducting enquiry into the reasons for voluntary relinquishment, has issued notices to the farmers for violation of D. Form Patta conditions and resumed lands to the Government. Sri M.Sudarshan Reddy, District Revenue Officer, Anantapur, facilitated the process of alienation proposal by way of sending replies to the queries raised by the Chief Commissioner, Land Administration (CCLA), without the orders/approval of the Joint Collector or Collector. Thus, M.Sudarshan Reddy, District Revenue Officer, Anantapur also played major role at the behest of the petitioners.

"Therefore, in case of surrender whether it is by inducement or voluntarily, provisions of the POT Act are not attracted. If action is taken under Section 3 for violation of conditions of assignment contained in 'D' Form Patta, POT Act is attracted and unless a notification is issued by the Government deserving the land for a public purpose under Section 4 as amended by Act No.8 of 2007, the land has to be given back to the original assignees or to the landless poor persons."