IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18577 of 2004 Between: Toddy Tappers Cooperative Society, Medipally Village, Ghatkesar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, rep., by its President, P.Pochaiah Goud, s/o late Lingaiah, aged 65 yrs., Occ:Toddy Tapper, r/o H.No.6-101, Medipally Village, Ghatkesar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Collector, Ranga Reddy, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Secretary to Government, Revenue (Assn.I) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Ghatkesar, Ranga Reddy 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 issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner's society in the light of letter dt.24-9-2003 issued by the first respondent and in the light of G.O.Ms.No.560, dt.9-7-1996 in not allotting the land in Sy.No.48 to an extent of 5 acres situated at Medipally Village, Ghatkesar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District for the purpose of raising date and palm trees is highly arbitrary, bad and illegal. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.H.SIDDAIAH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court at the stage of admission made the following ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner-society and learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. Both the counsel agreed to dispose of the writ petition at the admission stage itself. The Government took a policy decision for allotment of wasteland not exceeding Acs.5-00 to the Toddy Tappers Cooperative Societies for raising date and palm trees and accordingly, issued G.O.Ms.No.560, dated 09-07-1976. In the light of the said policy decision, the petitioner-society is said to have made a representation on 09-03-2002 for allotment of land to an extent of Acs.5-00 for the purpose of growing toddy and sendhi trees and the same was forwarded to the concerned authorities and accordingly, the Excise Superintendent and Revenue Divisional Officer submitted remarks to the first respondent-District Collector, Ranga Reddy, who in turn, addressed a letter to the second respondent-Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, A.P., Hyderabad, for allotment of land to the petitioner-society but so far no decision has been taken by the second respondent. If the report, if any, forwarded to the second respondent as alleged by the first respondent on 24-09-2003, the second respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. 12th OCTOBER, 2004. kvni To 1 The Collector, Ranga Reddy, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Secretary to Government, Revenue (Assn.I) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Ghatkesar, Ranga Reddy District. 5 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Revenue, A.P.High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6 Two CD copies.