IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 17271 of 2008 Between: Gudipudi Seethamma W/o. Late G. Srinivasulu R/o. Velagapadu Village, Kaligiri Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Tahsildar, Kaligiri Mandal, Nellore District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer cum Chairman, CJFS, Kavali, Nellore District .....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 more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in trying to dispossess the petitioner from the land in Sy.No.249/1 to an extent of Ac.4.67 cents situated at Velagapadu Village, Kaligiri Mandal, Nellore District, as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Articles 14, 19, 1 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to grant the assignment patta in favour of the petitioner in respect of the land in Sy.No.249/1 to an extent of Ac.4.67 cents situated at Velagapadu Village, Kaligiri Mandal, Nellore District, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.VENKATESWARLU Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.17271 OF 2008 ORAL ORDER: The petitioner states that one B. Subba Rao was granted lease hold rights in respect of an extent of Ac.4-67 cents of agricultural land in Sy.No.249/1 of Velagapadu Village. As he was facing some health problems, he left the village in the year 1984 and handed over the said lands to her, and since then, she has been in continuous possession and enjoyment of the same and ekeing out her livelihood by cultivating the said lands and that she had spent some amounts towards development of the said land. The petitioner states that she has been paying the taxes regularly, and made representations in succession to the revenue authorities, the latest being dated 19.07.2008 to the second respondent herein, namely, the Revenue Divisional Officer-cum-Chairman, Co-operative Joint Farming Society, Kavali, Nellore District, requesting to grant leasehold rights patta in respect of the land in question in her favour on the premise that she is a landless poor and eligible for the same, but it is her grievance that the respondents, without considering her long standing possession and enjoyment of the land in question and without considering her representations, are now trying to assign the land in question in favour of third parties. Hence, she filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition at the stage of admission with the following directions: The second respondent, namely, the Revenue Divisional Officer-cum-Chairman, Co-operative Joint Farming Societies, Kavali, Nellore District, is directed to consider and dispose of the representation dated 19.07.2008, said to have been made by the petitioner, seeking grant of leasehold rights patta in respect of the land in question in her favour, and pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, expeditiously. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained by both the parties. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. Date: 08.08.2008 VGSR