HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI W.P.NO.6083 OF 2010 DT.13.7.2010 Between: P.Narotham Reddy ..Petitioner And The Mandal Legal Services Committee, Mulug and others ..Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI W.P.NO.6083 OF 2010 ORDER: (Per Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah) Petitioner herein is a third party to the award passed by the Chairman, Mandal Legal Services Committee, Mulug, Warangal District, in Pre-litigation Case No.2 of 2010. The said award was passed at the instance of respondents 4 and 5 herein, who were petitioners in the said P.L.C and the Sub Collector, Mulug and the Tahsildar, Mulug are the party respondents therein. Respondents 4 and 5 herein filed the said P.L.C. alleging that they along with 10 other residents of Rangapuram Village, Nallabelli Mandal, Warangal District are the joint owners of land in Sy.No.636/1 to an extent of Ac.140.00 situate at Ramachandrapuram Village, Mulug Mandal, Warangal District. It is stated that having purchased the land from its previous owner and pattedar they are cultivating the said land raising commercial crops etc. It is stated that due to financial problems and drought conditions they have made an offer to sell the said land and the writ petitioner herein, namely, P.Narotham Reddy on 22.8.2006 along with others and entered into an agreement of sale and received part of sale consideration and failed to pay the remaining sale consideration and therefore they have cancelled the agreement of sale. It is stated that respondents 4 and 5 are the lawful owners and they are entitled for pattedar passbooks and title deeds, but their request was not considered by respondents 2 and 3 herein. Therefore, they have approached the Mandal Legal Services Committee, Mulug seeking direction to the respondents therein for issuance of pattedar passbooks and title deeds in their favour. The Mandal Legal Services Committee passed the award dated 9.3.2010 after hearing the revenue authorities and after taking into account the pendency of the suit in O.S.No.99 of 2009 on the file of the II Additional District Judge, Warangal, relating to the land in Sy.No.630/1 to an extent of Ac.140.00 situate at Ramachandrapuram Village of Mulug Mandal, Warangal District. It is stated that the connected survey number is Sy.No.636/1, but not Sy.No.630/1 as stated in the suit schedule. We are not inclined to express any opinion with regard to the said discrepancy. The Mandal Legal Services Committee passed the said award on the no objection stated by the revenue authorities that they would consider the application if respondents 4 and 5 are otherwise entitled in accordance with law. However, such consideration and the rights of respondents 4 and 5 are subject to the orders in the pending O.S.No.99 of 2009 on the file of the II Additional District Judge, Warangal. Questioning the said award, the petitioner herein filed the writ petition stating that he along with two others filed the said suit for specific performance of the agreement of sale directing the defendants therein to execute registered sale deed in favour of the plaintiffs in respect of the suit land and therefore the award passed by the Mandal Legal Services Committee would affect the rights of the petitioner in the said pending suit. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. Admittedly, there is no dispute with regard to the ownership of the said property by respondents 4 and 5, who are petitioners in the said P.L.C. In fact, the title has not been transferred in favour of the writ petitioner as long as respondents 4 and 5 continue to be the legal owners. Therefore, we are of the opinion that the petitioner cannot prevent from considering their application for obtaining pattadar passbooks and title deeds under A.P.Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 (for short, ‘the Act’). However, the Chairman, Mandal Legal Services Committee, Mulug, directed the revenue authorities to issue patta passbooks and title deeds to respondents 4 and 5 in accordance with law, if they are otherwise entitled. The only grievance of the petitioner is that they are entitled for a notice under the Act. As per the award, the revenue authorities are directed to issue patta passbooks and title deeds in favour of respondents 4 and 5 in accordance with law. It is always open for the petitioner to file his objection and it is open for the Tahsildar concerned to consider the objection and pass appropriate orders for issuance of the pattadar passbooks and title deeds. Learned counsel for respondents 4 and 5 submits that the petitioner is not at all entitled for any notice as per the provisions of the Act. However, the petitioner cannot be entitled for specific notice, but for the general notice anybody can file objections. Therefore, we do not see any ground to interfere with the award passed by the first respondent herein. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 13.7.2010 kpr