IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 2024 of 2008 Between: 1 Smt. Ch. Lavanya, W/o. Sri Sudhakar Raju, R/o. Plot No. 7, Door No. 1-17/1, Salipet, Vizianagaram Town, Vizianagaram District. 2 Smt. Ayyagari Venkta Subbalakshmi, W/o. Late Mukhalingam, R/o. Plot No. 71, P.S.R. Colony, Vizianagaram. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretarit, Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram. 4 The Mandal Revenue Officer/Tahsildar, Gurla Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 5 The Station House Officer, Nellimarla PS, Vizianagaram District. 6 Sri Panchadi Appalanaidu alias Punchakayala Appalanaidu, S/o. Appala Suri, aged about 42 years, R/o. Kella Village, Gurla Mandal, Vizianagaram District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue any appropriate writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 4th respondent herein in not issuing the records that are issuable to the 1st petitioner herein in respect of the 1st petitioner's land admeasuring Ac. 40.89 cents situated in survey Nos. 5, 7 and 31/1 of Kella village, Gurla Mandal, Vizianagaram District as being illegal, arbitrary, violative of the Articles 14 and 300-A of the constitution of India and consequently direct the 4th respondent to maintain status quo with regard to the entries made in the revenue records in respect of the 1st petitioner's land admeasuring Ac. 40.89 cents situated in Survey Nos. 5,7 and 31/1 of Kella Village, Gurla Mandal, Vizianagaram District.pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO. 2024 of 2008 ORDER: 1 Even though the petitioners raised several contentions, but having regard to the stand taken by the oﬃcial respondents in the counter aﬃdavit that the petitioners have not made application in the format prescribed for grant of pattadar pass books and title deeds, the learned counsel appearing on their behalf agreed for disposal of the Writ Petition granting liberty to the petitioners to make application in the prescribed format. 2. In view of the said stand taken by the learned counsel for the petitioners, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition with the following directions: 3. If the petitioner makes proper application under Section –A of the A.P. Rights in land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971, in the prescribed format, for grant of pattadar passbooks and title deeds in respect of the land in question, the 4th respondent, namely the Mandal Revenue Oﬃcer/Tahasildar, Gurla Mandal, Vizianagarm District, shall consider and dispose of the same, and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ------------------------ N.V.RAMANA, J Dated: 14th October, 2008 KSR/KVSN