THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.19778 of 2010 Date : 27-9-2010 Between : Mandava Raj Sekhar s/o.Mandava Nageshwar Rao .. Petitioner And The Government of A.P., Represented by the Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Sri K.S.R. Murthy Counsel for respondents : Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignments) The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.19778 of 2010 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering the petitioner’s application for regularization of plot bearing No.185/JT/1A, admeasuring Ac.0-30 cents in Sy.No.86B of Gajuwaka village and Mandal, Visakhapatnam District as per G.O.Ms.No.44, dated 11-1- 2008 and G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16-2-2008 as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner sought for a consequential direction to consider his application for regularization of the above mentioned plot. I have heard Sri K.S.R. Murthy, learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignments). The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that persons who are similarly situated to the petitioner have earlier approached this Court, which by its order dated 22-9-2008 in W.P.No.26098/2000 and Batch, while disposing of the Writ Petitions inter alia gave liberty to the petitioners to approach the officer concerned within a period of eight weeks for regularization of their occupation in terms of G.O.Ms.No.44 and that if such applications were received, the competent authority shall dispose of the same expeditiously. It was further directed that till disposal of the petitioners’ applications, if made within the stipulated time, their possession shall not be interfered with. The learned counsel placed reliance on order dated 23-6- 2010 in W.P.Nos.4234 & 7792 of 2009, wherein this Court permitted the petitioners therein to make good such deficiencies in their applications as are pointed out by the Tahsildar, Gajuwaka Mandal and that upon the petitioners therein rectifying the lacunae in their applications, the same shall be considered in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.44 dated 11-1-2008 and G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16-2- 2008, as the case may be and necessary orders shall be passed thereon within a period of not later than two months from the date of receipt of a copy of that order. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignments) has not disputed the above position. As the petitioner is similarly situated to those in the above mentioned Writ Petitions, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of both the orders referred to above. If respondent Nos.2 to 5 find any deficiencies in the petitioner’s applications for regularization, they shall inform the same to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioner thereupon is entitled to remove the deficiencies and resubmit his application within one month thereafter. After such resubmission, if the respondents are satisfied that the petitioner is entitled for regularization in terms of G.O.Ms.No.44 dated 11-1-2008 or G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16-2-2008, an appropriate order shall be passed regularizing the petitioner’s possession of the above mentioned land. If conversely, the petitioner is found ineligible they shall pass an order to that effect and communicate the same to the petitioner. This exercise shall be completed within a period of two months of the petitioner resubmitting the application after removing the deficiencies, if any. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.25059/2010 is disposed of as infructuous. _________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY Date : 27-9-2010 AM