IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 1178 of 2009 Between: M/s.Green Fields Plot Owners Association, Regd.No. 4048/92,having its Registered office at Plot No.285 Green Fields, Kanojiguda, Tirumalghiry, Secunderabad-500015, rep.by its General Secretary Sri G.Shivanarayana ..... PETITIONER AND The Tahsildar, Malkajgiri Mandal, Malkajgiri Ranga Reddy District .....RESPONDENT 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 an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent from in any way withholding the application without forwarding it to the Joint Collector, the appropriate authority in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16.2.2008 as bad illegal, unconstitutional violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and besides contravening the principles of natural justice and consequentially direct the respondent to forward the application before the stipulated time i.e. 31.1.2009. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.JAGDISH Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner is an association of owners of plots carved out of land in survey Nos.373, 375, 376, 378, 379 and 386 of Kanojiguda in Alwal Revenue Villae, Malkajgiri Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. They submitted applications to the respondent in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166, Revenue Department, dated 16.02.2008, with a request to regularize their purchase of the plots. The purchases were made initially from an inamdar and on coming to know that the Government is claiming title in it, the members of the petitioner-Association wanted regularization of their possession over the land. Their grievance is that the respondent is not forwarding their applications to the Committee constituted under the G.O., and seek appropriate directions, in this regard. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment), on instructions, submits that the dispute as regards grant of Occupancy Rights Certificate over the land, referred to above, is pending before the Supreme Court and unless the dispute is resolved finally, the applications of the petitioner cannot be considered. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioner has already submitted applications in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166, dated 16.02.2008. Their grievance is about forwarding the same to the Committee. As long as the dispute is pending, in respect of the land, the Committee cannot be expected to process the applications of the petitioner. The apprehension of the petitioner is that their applications may not be received after the stipulated date is allayed, inasmuch as they have already been submitted to the respondent. The consideration of the applications can be taken up as and when the pending dispute gets resolved. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing that the applications submitted by the petitioner shall be treated as having been validly submitted under the G.O., but the consideration thereof shall be undertaken only when the dispute in relation to the land is finally resolved. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dated:29.01.2009. GJ