IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 21802 of 2008 Between: Kanuganti Kalyan S/o. Captain K.Kishan R/o. Plot no.690, Naveen Nagar Colony, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its District Collector, Hyderabad District, having office at Chirag Ali Lane, Abids, Hyderabad. 2 The Tahsildar, Asifnagar Mandal, having office at Vijayanagar colony, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 a writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for regularization of property admeasuring 500 sq. yards equivalent to 418.05 sq. meters house bearing M.C.No.10- 5-4/1/B sitauted at Masabtank, Hyderabad, in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.166 Revenue (Assn.POT) Department dt. 16.02.2008 as illegal, arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization of property admeasuring 500 sq. yards equivalent to 418.05 sq. meters house bearing M.C.No.10-5-4/1/B sitauted at Masabtank, Hyderabad, in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.166 Revenue (Assn.POT) Department dt. 16.02.2008, forthwith and immediately, and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MOHD.MOIN AHMED QUADRI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled questioning the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for regularization of house bearing M.C.No.10- 5-4/1/B admeasuring 500 sq. yards in situated at Masab Tank, Hyderabad in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166 Revenue (Assn. POT) Department dated 16.02.2008 as illegal. The case of the petitioner is that he has purchased the subject property in the year 2001 under registered sale deed dated 30.08.2001 and since then he is in possession and enjoyment of the same. It is stated that the vendor of the petitioner ﬁled a suit for declaration and possession of the property before the competent civil Court vide O.S.No.3281 of 1992 on the ﬁle of the VI Assistant Judge, CCC, Hyderabad against the Government, which was decreed and the competent civil Court declared that the property belongs to the vendor of the petitioner. Since the date of purchase of the said land by the petitioner, he is in possession and enjoyment of the same and the name of the petitioner is also mutated in MCH records. The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad also allotted house number vide house bearing No.10-5-4/1/B. Thereafter, the petitioner came to know that still the Government is claiming the land saying that the above said land belongs to the Government. Therefore, the petitioner submitted an application before the ﬁrst respondent for regularization of the land in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166 Revenue (Assn. POT) Department dated 16.02.2008 and the same is still pending. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is in continuous possession of the subject property for a long time and since his application for regularization is pending before the ﬁrst respondent, the writ petition may be disposed of directing expeditious disposal of the said application. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue agreed for the same. Hence, in view of agreed stand of both the counsel the writ petition is taken up for ﬁnal disposal at the admission stage. Having regard to the fact that the application of the petitioner for regularization in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166 Revenue (Assn. POT) Department dated 16.02.2008 is pending and in view of the agreed stand taken by both the counsel, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to consider and dispose of the application submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law, expeditiously. Till such time, the respondents are directed not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ________________ (N.V.RAMANA, J.) 30th September, 2008 Js. ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its District Collector, Hyderabad District, having office at Chirag Ali Lane, Abids, Hyderabad. 2 The Tahsildar, Asifnagar Mandal, having office at Vijayanagar colony, Hyderabad. 3. 2 CCs to G.P. for Revenue, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad. 4. 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSN}