IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 1963 of 2008 Between: 1 P.Chandramma, W/o.Late P.Babaiah, R/o.H.No.23-6-673,Chandulalbela, Hyd 2 P.Kumar Yadav, S/o.Late P.Babaiah, R/o.H.No.23-6-673,Chandulalbela, Hyd 3 P.Dasarath S/o.Late P.Babaiah, R/o.H.No.23-6-673,Chandulalbela, Hyd 4 P.Ashok S/o.Late P.Babaiah, R/o.H.No.23-6-673,Chandulalbela, Hyd 5 B.Laxminarsamma, W/o.B.Mallesh, R/o.H.No.23-6-673,Chandulalbela, Hyd ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The State Of A.P, rep.by the Collector R.R Dist office at Lakadi-Ka- Pool, Hyd 2 The Deputy Collector& Mandal Revenue Officer,Saroornagar(M), R.R Dist .....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 in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent having received the report from the VAO in respect of the land bearing Sy.No.97,101, to 106,118 to 120 of Jalpally (V) Saroornagar (M) RR Dist ademeasuring Ac 85-00 gts and having conducted enquiry head arguments on 25-3-2006 as per the notice bearing No.B/339/2006 dt.02-2006 as being illegal and amounting to dereliction of duty and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MRSYED SHAREEF AHMED Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 1963 of 2008 Order: The petitioners state that their father, namely P. Babaiah @ Gulla Babaiah was the protected tenant of the land admeasuring Ac.85.00 gts., situated in Survey Nos.97, 101 to 106, 118 to 120 of Jalpally village, Saroornagar Mandal, R.R. District as per the Khasra Pahani and the Protected Tenant Register, and after his death they made a representation requesting the 2nd respondent, namely the Deputy Collector and Mandal Revenue Officer, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, for grant of succession in their favour in respect of the above said land. The grievance of the petitioners is that though the 2nd respondent, namely the Mandal Revenue Officer had received report from the V.A.O concerned in respect of the said land and conducted enquiry and heard arguments on 25.03.2006, he has not passed any orders in the matter so far. Hence, they filed the present writ petition. When the matter is taken up for admission, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, submitted that the then Mandal Revenue Officer, who conducted enquiry and heard arguments on the representation made by the petitioners, has been transferred and the present Mandal Revenue Officer will hear the matter and pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks, for which learned counsel for the petitioners expressed no objection. In view of that, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: The 2nd respondent, namely the Mandal Revenue Officer, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, is directed to hear the arguments and pass appropriate final orders in the matter in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 24.04.2008 Nsr