THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.25273 of 2006 15.12.2006 Between: P.Sankar Reddy, S/o.Thimma REddy … Petitioner AND The Mandal Revenue Officer, Sodam Mandal, Chittoor District And another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.25273 of 2006 ORDER: The petitioner is allegedly owner of land admeasuring Acs.5.00 in survey No.312/2 of Booragamanda village and Acs.3.56 in survey No.297 of Errathivaripalle village, of Sodam Mandal in Chittoor District. It is his case that the land is in possession of the petitioner’s family even during the lifetime of their forefathers. The petitioner’s father filed a claim petition under Section 11(a) of A.P. (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948. The Settlement Officer allegedly passed orders on 01.12.1982 granting ryotwari patta to the petitioner. Thereafter the petitioner is allegedly making representations for grant of patta, in vain. On 01.9.2006, the petitioner again approached the first respondent for grant of Pattadar Pass Book (PPB) and title deed (TD) based on the patta granted by the Settlement Officer, in vain. Therefore, he filed the present writ petition seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to issue PPB and TD. As the petitioner only requested this Court to give a direction to the respondents PPB and TD, this Court at the request of learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (General-A) adjourned the matter to enable him to get instructions. Today, after getting instructions, learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that the Government issued memo dated 28.5.1984 directing the respondents to keep the patta granted in favour of the petitioner in abeyance and an enquiry into the same is still pending. He however does not dispute or deny that the petitioner made application on 01.9.2006 to the first respondent and the same is still pending. Therefore, without waiting for enquiry that has been ordered by the higher authorities, the Mandal Revenue Officer, Sodam Mandal – the first respondent herein; should consider the application of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders, giving reasons for not being able to issue PPB/TD to the petitioner or for being not able to implement the patta granted by the Settlement Officer in favour of the petitioner, vide S.R.No.186/11(a)/82 CTR, dated 01.12.1982. The MRO may pass orders within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition, with the above observations, is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _____________ December 15, 2006. (V.V.S.RAO,J) YS