IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23918 of 2008 Between: V. Naga Vara Prasad S/o. Late Rama Kotaiah R/o. H.No.55, S.B.I. COlony, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad-500 080. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector-I, Ranga Reddy District at Khairtabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 3 Donkena Mallesh S/o. Easihwaraiah R/o. Kundanapally (V), Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 4 Donkena Jangaiah S/o. Late D. Shankaraiah R/o. Kundanapally (V), Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 5 Yakari Bikshapathy S/o. Late Mallaiah R/o. Kundanapally (V), Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 6 Yakari VEnkatesh S/o. Late Y. Ramaiah R/o. Kundanapally (V), Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 7 Tudem Balaiah S/o. Balaiah R/o. Kundanapally (V), Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 8 Tudum Sandamma W/o. Late Gandaiah R/o. Kundanapally (V), Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 9 Marugu Pentaiah S/o. Late Marugu Narsaiah R/o. Kundanapally (V), Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 10 Yakari Srinivas S/o. Narsimha R/o. Kundanapally (V), Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 11 Tudum Balanarsamma D/o. Tudum Sailu R/o. Kundanapally (V), Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 12 M.K. Balakrishna S/o. M.K. Pandari R/o. Kundanapally (V), Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 13 Akula Rajender S/o. Kistaiah R/o. H.No.25-40/32/3/B1, East Anand Bagh, Malkajgiri, Ranga Reddy District. 14 Smt. Aruna W/o. Yellareddy R/o. H.No.25-40/32/3/B1, East Anand Bagh, Malkajgiri, Ranga Reddy District. 15 Narsaiah S/o. Narsaiah R/o. H.No.25-40/32/3/B1, East Anand Bagh, Malkajgiri, Ranga Reddy District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.JANAKIRAMI REDDY FOR MR. E.AYYAPU REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to set aside order, dated 27.09.2008 in Case No.D5/2088/2007 passed by respondent No.1. Heard Sri J.Janakirami Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. The petitioner invoked the revisional jurisdiction of respondent No.1 against order, dated 09.03.2006 passed by respondent No.2 whereby he amended the record of rights in favour of respondent Nos.3 to 12. Respondent No.1 dismissed the said revision petition on the premise that under Section 5(5) of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 (for short ‘the Act’), the petitioner had a remedy of appeal available and that there was no need for him to entertain the revision filed bypassing such a remedy. In my considered opinion, the view taken by respondent No.1 is unquestionable. By providing for a right of appeal, the legislature clearly intended that the disputes raised against the orders passed by the primary authorities should first be adjudicated by the appellate authority. Unless extraordinary reasons are shown by the aggrieved parties to invoke the revisional powers without availing the remedy of appeal, the practice of filing revisions bypassing the statutory remedy of appeal shall be discouraged. Such a practice more often results in abuse of powers of the revisional authorities. Therefore, the rejection of revision by respondent No.1 is in tune with the legislative intendment under the Act. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is dismissed. The petitioner is permitted to file appeal before the appellate authority within a period of four (4) weeks from today. If such an appeal is filed within the stipulated time, the appellate authority shall entertain and dispose of the same on merits, within a period of three (3) months, after giving notices to all the persons interested. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition, WPMP.No.31180 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 25th NOVEMBER, 2008. kvni