IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 21152 of 2008 Between: Budharam Patel S/o.Dhanramji R/o.Karvetnagar village and Mandal Chittoor District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Chittoor District, Chittoor 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer,Chittoor Chittoor District 3 The Tahsildar, Karvetnagar Mandal Karvetnagar, Chittoor district .....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 any appropriate writ order or direction preferably a writ in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not returning the documents viz., title deeds D-from patta, patta pass books in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.4.33 cents in dry S.No.591/3 situated in Karvetinagar village, andMandal, Chittoor District assigned to the petitioner in spite of making several representations including representation dated 18.8.2008 as being illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14 and 300-A of the constitution of India and consequently direct the 4th respondents to forthwith return the said documents to the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.DORAI RAJ Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.21152 of 2008 Order: This Writ Petition is ﬁled by the petitioner claiming to be the assignee of the dry land admeasuring Acs.4.33 cents in survey No.591/3 situated at Karvetinagar Village and Mandal, Chittoor District. While so, the ZPTC President, the third respondent and other senior citizens have approached him with a proposal to surrender his land for construction of college buildings assuring that he will be provided alternative land. Pursuant to the same, the petitioner expressed his willingness and also surrendered the DKT patta and other documents. According to the petitioner, the Government secured another land for construction of college buildings and therefore, he submitted a representation, dated 18.08.2008, to the third respondent, to return the documents, which he surrendered. The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of his repeated requests, the third respondent has not acted upon the same so far. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents and at their request, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that the DKT patta granted in favour of the petitioner in respect of the subject land was cancelled by the third respondent, vide proceedings, dated 24.05.2005, duly stating that the subject land was used for public purpose. At the outset, it is to be noted that the DKT patta granted in favour of the petitioner was already cancelled by proceedings, dated 24.05.2005, and therefore, this Court cannot grant the relief as prayed for by the petitioner. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed, giving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the proceedings, dated 24.05.2005, if he so chooses. As it is stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was not served with such proceedings, it is directed that the respondents shall furnish a copy of the said proceedings to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 29.09.2008 VGB