THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19239 of 2010 ORDER: In this writ petition, petitioner seeks a mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not disposing the land admeasuring Ac.1.10 cents out of total extent of Acs.5.76 cents covered by Survey No.1029 situated at Basinikonda Revenue Village, pursuant to his application, dated 27.05.2010, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to Order 24 of the Board Standing Orders. It is the case of the petitioner that he is in longstanding possession of the aforesaid piece of land, as such, he is entitled to purchase the same and as per the Board Standing Orders, it is obligatory on the part of the respondents to sell the aforesaid piece of land to him on payment of market value. It is also his case that he has submitted an application to the first respondent seeking to dispose of the aforesaid piece of land, which belongs to the Government, @ Rs.50,000/- per acre, but no action is being taken thereon. On written instructions, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents submitted that the petitioner was granted assignment to an extent of Ac.0.25 cents of land covered by Survey No.1029/3 of Basinikonda Village and was issued pattadar passbook under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971. He further submitted that the above assignment was granted to him subject to adherence of several conditions and one such condition is, to bring the land under cultivation within the specified time. He also submitted that instead of bringing the aforesaid land under cultivation, the petitioner is trying to convert the same for non-agricultural purposes and when he is attempting to make constructions thereon, the respondents have objected for the same and at that point of time, this writ petition is filed. I have perused the Board Standing Orders that provides dispose of the land for public purposes. Merely because the petitioner is prepared to pay the market value that by itself is no ground to issue directions by way of mandamus to the respondents to consider his representation. It is not brought to the notice of this Court by the petitioner any policy or statutory obligation on the part of the respondents to transfer such piece of land in his favour. In that view of the matter, I do not find any merit in this writ petition for issuing directions to the respondents as prayed for. The writ petition is devoid of merit and accordingly, dismissed. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 16th AUGUST, 2010. kvni