IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 19151 of 2004 Between: Smt. Rajeswari Dandekar W/o. Late Satyakam Dandekar Ashok Road, Mancherial, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Mandal Revenue Officer Mancherial (M) Adilabad District. .....RESPONDENT 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 writ or direction preferably writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent in taking appropriate decision on the application dated 6.4.2004 submitted by the petitioner for affecting mutation to incorporate the name of the petitioner in the Revenue records as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondent to consider and dispose of the application submitted by the petitioner on 6.4.2004 within a reasonable time and pas. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR REVENUE The Court, at the stage of admission, made the following : ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Both have no objection for disposal of the writ petition at the stage of admission. Hence, the writ petition is taken up for disposal. The petitioner, on the death of her husband, who is the owner and possessor of the agricultural lands admeasuring 0.20 gts in Sy.No.65; Ac.2.10 gts in Sy.No.707 and Ac.2.10 gts in Sy.No.708, claims to have made an application to the respondent in the prescribed pro-forma on 06.04.2004, for mutation of the said lands and for the purpose of incorporation of her name in the revenue records. The complaint of the petitioner is that though an endorsement was issued in proof of receipt of the said application, no action has been taken so far by the respondent for effecting changes in the revenue records by incorporating her name. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of the writ petition directing the respondent herein to pass appropriate order in accordance with law, on the application said to have been filed by the petitioner on 06.04.2004, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ________________ A.GOPAL REDDY,J 14.10.2004 To 1 The Mandal Revenue Officer Mancherial (M) Adilabad District. 2 2 CCs to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad.(OUT) 3 2 CD copies.