IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 13751 of 2009 Between: 1 Bokka Narsi Reddy S/o. Ram Reddy R/o. Aipoor (Village), Chitya Mandal, Nalgonda District. 2 Yampalla Krishna Reddy S/o. Venkat Reddy R/o. Aipoor (Village), Chitya Mandal, Nalgonda District. 3 Yampalla Malla Reddy S/o.Ramchandra Reddy R/o. Aipoor (Village), Chitya Mandal, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Govt. of A.P., Rep. by its Secretary, Secretaraita, Hyderabad. 2 The DistrictCollector, Nalgonda. 3 Revenue Divisional Officer, O/o. Collectorate, Nalgonda. 4 The Tahsildar, Chityal Mandal, NalgondaDistrict. 5 Village Revenue Officer, Aipoor ( Village ) Chitya Mandal, Nalgonda Dist. 6 Bokka Sathi Reddy S/o. Chandra Reddy R/o. Aipoor ( Village ) Chitya Mandal, Nalgonda District. 7 Yampalla Narayana Reddy S/o. Ramchandra Reddy R/o. Aipoor ( Village ) Chitya Mandal, Nalgonda District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly a Writ of Mandamus declaring the orders passed by respondent No.3 in Appeal No. B/2326/2008, dt. 27.01.2009 confirming the orders passed by respondent No.4 in Proceedings No. B/5369/2008, dt. 05.09.2008, as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to the provisions of the A.P.Records of Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 and violative of the principles of natural justice and issue a consequnetial order setting aside the same and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.PRABHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: The order impugned is the appellate order of the 3rd respondent dt. 27.1.2009 dismissing the appeal preferred by the petitioners against the order of the 4th respondent dt. 5.9.2008 recording the name of the 6th respondent as a pattadar and directing issuance of a pattadar passbook and title deed in his (6th respondent) favour in respect of land of an extent of Ac. 4.11 gts in S.No. 43 and Ac. 1.25 gts in S.No. 44 of Aipoor village, Chityal mandal, Nalgonda District. The 3rd respondent dismissed the appeal on the ground that though the appeal was called for hearing from 18.10.008 to 3.1.2009, the appellants were absent while the respondent present. Against the appellate order of the 3rd respondent [passed in purported exercise of power under Section 5 (4) of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act 1971 (for short ‘the Act’)], the petitioner has an effective alternative remedy by way of a revision to the Collector under Section 9 of the said Act. In the context of availability of an alternative remedy under the Act, this Court is not inclined to exercise judicial review. The writ petition is dismissed at the stage of admission preserving the liberty of the petitioner to avail the revisional remedy before the District Collector, Nalgonda. No order as to costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J 10.7.2009. KRB. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION No. 13751 of 2009. Dated: 10.7.2009.