IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 23045 of 2009 Between: Kummari Sataiah ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The State of A.P. rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildigns, Hyderabad and 3 others. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 23045 of 2009 ORDER : The petitioner is a landless poor person and he encroached and started cultivating in an extent of 2000 square yards in Sy. Nos.188 and 189 of Chandanagar village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, for 30 years. Coming to know that the said land can be regularized in his favour, the petitioner approached respondent-authorities and gave an application on 20-08-2008 seeking regularization of the land. But, however, as no orders have been passed, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. 3. The learned Government Pleader for Revenue submits that as per G.O.Ms.No.166 Revenue, dated 16-02-2008, any land, which is encroached, can be regularized provided the cost of the land is paid, but, however, as the petitioner has not paid the cost of the said land, the application of the petitioner is not considered. 4. From the above, it is clear that no orders have been passed on the application of the petitioner dated 20-08-2008. Whether regularization can be effected or not is definitely within the scope of the 2nd respondent-District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, but, he cannot keep the application, filed by the petitioner on 20-08-2008, pending consideration for more than one year. 5. Therefore, the respondents are hereby directed to consider the application filed by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of, at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________ October 28, 2009 kvr