HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.25366 of 2010 Date : 27-10-2010 Between : Gundala Yadaiah s/o.Venkataramaiah and others .. Petitioners and The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioners : Sri P.Roy Reddy Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3 : Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue Counsel for respondent No.4 : Sri Ch.Satish Kumar, Standing counsel. The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.3 in considering the petitioners’ application dated 19-10-2009 for grant of Occupancy Rights Certificate (ORC) in respect of lands situate in Rangampally, H/o. Elikatta village, Farooknagar Mandal, Mahabubnagar District as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Sri P.Roy Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue representing respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Sri Ch.Satish Kumar, learned Standing counsel for respondent No.4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that though the petitioners’ application is pending for more than one year, respondent No.3 is not disposing of the same. The learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.4 submitted that his client has right over the properties in question and that its interest will be affected if the petitioners are granted O.R.C. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that the application of the petitioners is pending before respondent No.3 and that the same will be disposed of within a reasonable time frame. Having regard to the above submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider and dispose of the petitioners’ application for grant of O.R.C. in accordance with the provisions of A.P. (Telangana Area) Abolition of Inams Act, 1955 and A.P. (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950, after giving notice to the petitioners and respondent No.4 and hearing them, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.32405/2010 is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________ C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy.,J Date : 27-10-2010 AM